Clinical casebook: Inflammatory arthritis (1.5 CPD hours)
07 March 2012
Article only | Full CPD module
Musculoskeletal GPSI Dr Savita Shanbhag discusses managing patients with inflammatory arthritis.
Learning objectives
This module will update your knowledge on managing inflammatory arthritis in primary care:
- Understanding what factors in the history or examination indicate inflammatory arthritis
- Monitoring patients who are taking DMARDS
- Managing an intercurrent illness in a patient receiving such treatment with cytokine modulators
- Using primary prevention measures to mitigate against increased cardiovascular risk
- Managing depression in patients with inflammatory arthritis
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