Do you come across patients with rheumatoid arthritis? What are the recent recommendations regarding clinical practice of rheumatoid arthritis? The following article provides a short synopsis of most recent guideline from American College of Rheumatology regarding rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common autoimmune rheumatoid disease in adults. RA is associated with significant decline in quality of life, negative impact on efficiency in day-to-day tasks and increases mortality.
The treatments for RA have improved greatly in the last few decades and are much effective in controlling joint pain, swelling and reduce the intensity of joint swelling. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released first comprehensive guidelines in 2008, where were revised in 2012. In 2015, last year, ACR released most comprehensive guidelines so far. The development of new…
