Rheumatoid arthritis

 

Ask the following,

 

  1. The presentation? (oligo, poly, systemic)
  2. Rheumatoid factor positivity?
  3. Erosive disease?
  4. Course/ progressiveness? (flares or gradual deterioration?)
  5. Extraarticualr manifestations? These include skin, Lungs, Eyes, Nervous System, Blood, Renal (see texts for details)
  6. Medical Mangement?
  7. Complications of medical management?
  8. Surgical treatment?
  9. Current state/ function including modification to home
  10. Activity of disease with is based on duration of morning stiffness, number of inflamed joints, tenderness of joints and ESR, CRP and constitutional features