There are different drugs used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Some are used primarily to ease the symptoms of RA; others are used to slow or stop the course of the disease and to inhibit structural damage.
In United States v. Felton, the court, after extensively. comparing the two indictments, concluded that under the same evidence test. or the totality of circumstances test, the government failed to establish sepa-. rate conspiracies.
A circumstance in which both the health care provider's and the patient's actions contribute to an injurious outcome is termed contributory negligence. An example would be a patient who fails to follow the physician's orders or fails to show up for follow-up care and then sues when the condition causes permanent damage.