rheumatoid arthritis: early diagnosis and treatment outcomes

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Early diagnosis and treatment outcomes

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory progressive disease which in the absence of appropriate treatment can lead to joint destruction and disability. Prognosis of RA may be predicted based on the presence of some clinical and laboratory evidences.New criteria for classification of RA provides opportunity for earlier treatment. Initiation of treatment particularly by combination of DMARDs...

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Rheumatoid arthritis--early diagnosis and disease management.

BACKGROUND 0.5% to 0.8% of all adults suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The main considerations for persons with new-onset RA are early diagnosis, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), remission, and interdisciplinary treatment. METHOD As part of the process of creating a new S3 guideline on the management of early RA and a new S1 guideline on stage-adapted pharmacotherapy for...

Treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

can be made from the far end of the room ; but in some 5 per cent, it may be so difficult that three equally eminent physicians might make three different diagnoses, entailing quite different treatment for the same case. The remaining 95 per cent., in which most would agree to the diagnosis, may be sub-divided into two syndromes, typically distinct but with intermediate forms. Their recognition...

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clues to Early Diagnosis

A 38-year-old African American woman sought medical care because of a 1-month history of painful, swollen hands. The patient, a hospital nurse, thought at first that her symptoms might be job-related, but she became concerned when the pain persisted and was frequently accompanied by morning stiffness that lasted some mornings for about half an hour. She tried acetaminophen and ibuprofen, which ...