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Guidelines for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis 2002 Update
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The guideline reviewed in this month's column describes the recommended care of patients who have been previously diagnosed with RA.Abstract:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive polyarthritis that is responsible for over nine million office visits annually. It is likely that most nurse practitioners will care for one or more patients with RA because approximately 1% of the adult population is affected by this disabling disorder. The guideline reviewed in this month's column describes the recommended care of patients who have been previously diagnosed with RA.read more
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Adherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a narrative review of the literature.
Elizabeth Salt,Susan K. Frazier +1 more
TL;DR: Findings from available research about medication adherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in the population with rheumatoid arthritis are synthesized to develop a comprehensive, theoretically based understanding of medication adherence in RA patients.
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Linkage of Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Current Evidence and Potential Biological Interactions.
Rafael Scaf de Molon,Carlos Rossa,Rogier M Thurlings,Joni Augusto Cirelli,Marije I. Koenders +4 more
TL;DR: An overview of the relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease is provided, exploring the similarities in the immune-pathological aspects and the possible mechanisms linking the development and progression of both diseases.
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2012 Brazilian Society Of Rheumatology Consensus For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
da Mota L.M.H.,Bóris Afonso Cruz,Claiton Viegas Brenol,Ivânio Alves Pereira,Lucila Stange Rezende-Fronza,Manoel Barros Bertolo,de Freitas M.V.C.,N A de Silva,Paulo Louzada-Junior,Giorgi R.D.N.,Lima R.A.C.,Pinheiro G.R.C. +11 more
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Rodent Preclinical Models for Developing Novel Antiarthritic Molecules: Comparative Biology and Preferred Methods for Evaluating Efficacy
Brad Bolon,Marina Stolina,Caroline King,Caroline King,Scot Middleton,Jill Gasser,Debra Zack,Ulrich Feige +7 more
TL;DR: All RMIA are driven by overactivity of proinflammatory pathways, but the dominant molecules differ among the models, especially when the agent is a specific cytokine inhibitor.
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Exercises to improve function of the rheumatoid hand (SARAH): a randomised controlled trial
Sarah E Lamb,Sarah E Lamb,Esther Williamson,Peter J Heine,Jo Adams,Sukhdeep Dosanjh,Melina Dritsaki,Matthew Glover,Joanne Lord,Christopher C. McConkey,Vivien Nichols,Anisur Rahman,Martin Underwood,Mark A. Williams +13 more
TL;DR: It is shown that a tailored hand exercise programme is a worthwhile, low-cost intervention to provide as an adjunct to various drug regimens and Maximisation of the benefits of biological and DMARD regimens in terms of function, disability, and health-related quality of life should be an important treatment aim.
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The American Rheumatism Association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis.
Frank C. Arnett,Steven M. Edworthy,Daniel A. Bloch,Dennis J. McShane,James F. Fries,Norman S. Cooper,L. A. Healey,Stephen R. Kaplan,Matthew H. Liang,Harvinder S. Luthra,Thomas A. Medsger,Donald M. Mitchell,David H. Neustadt,Robert S. Pinals,Jane G. Schaller,John T. Sharp,Ronald L. Wilder,Gene G. Hunder +17 more
TL;DR: The revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were formulated from a computerized analysis of 262 contemporary, consecutively studied patients with RA and 262 control subjects with rheumatic diseases other than RA (non-RA).
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Measurement of patient outcome in arthritis.
TL;DR: A structure for representation of patient outcome is presented, together with a method for outcome measurement and validation of the technique in rheumatoid arthritis, and these techniques appear extremely useful for evaluation of long term outcome of patients with rheumatic diseases.
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Comparison of Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Rofecoxib and Naproxen in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Claire Bombardier,Loren Laine,Alise S. Reicin,Deborah R. Shapiro,Ruben Burgos-Vargas,Barry R. Davis,Richard O. Day,Marcos Bosi Ferraz,Christopher J. Hawkey,Marc C. Hochberg,Tore K Kvien,Thomas J. Schnitzer +11 more
TL;DR: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, treatment with rofecoxib, a selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2, is associated with significantly fewer clinically important upper gastrointestinal events than treatment with naproxen, a nonselective inhibitor.
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Gastrointestinal Toxicity With Celecoxib vs Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: The CLASS Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Fred E. Silverstein,Gerald A. Faich,Jay L. Goldstein,Lee S. Simon,Theodore Pincus,Andrew Whelton,Robert W. Makuch,Glenn M. Eisen,Naurang M. Agrawal,William F. Stenson,Aimee M. Burr,William W. Zhao,Jeffrey D. Kent,James B. Lefkowith,Kenneth M. Verburg,G. Steven Geis +15 more
TL;DR: In this study, celecoxib, at dosages greater than those indicated clinically, was associated with a lower incidence of symptomatic ulcers and ulcer complications combined, as well as other clinically important toxic effects, compared with NSAIDs at standard dosages.
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Infliximab (chimeric anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha monoclonal antibody) versus placebo in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving concomitant methotrexate: a randomised phase III trial. ATTRACT Study Group.
Ravinder N. Maini,E W St Clair,F. C. Breedveld,Daniel E. Furst,Joachim R. Kalden,Michael H. Weisman,Josef S. Smolen,Paul Emery,G Harriman,Marc Feldmann,Peter E. Lipsky +10 more
TL;DR: Infliximab was well-tolerated; withdrawals for adverse events as well as the occurrence of serious adverse events or serious infections did not exceed those in the placebo group.
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