LUNG INVOLVEMENT IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE
The impact of lung involvement in the presence of the underlying disease on the quality of life (QL) was studied in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The maximum maintenance of lung respiratory function, adequate control of the activity of the underlying disease, elimination of anemia, correction of psychoemotional disorders, such as anxiety and depression, are the promising lines of QL improvement in RA patients with bronchopulmonary lesion.