Early Inflammatory Arthritis | Management | Medical Algorithm

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with early arthritis that is not infectious?

Yes

Is the arthritis inflammatory?

Yes

Duration of illness

weeks

Has the arthritis resolved after a trial of corticosteroid therapy?

Yes

Does the patient meet the ACR criteria for rheumatoid arthritis?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Type of early arthritis

Management recommendations

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Imaging Studies
Laboratory Tests
Other Testing
Criteria For Diagnosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Therapy

Prevention
- 2009 ACR/EULAR Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
Disease Progression
Comorbid Conditions

Specialty

Immunology/Rheumatology

Objective

criteria for diagnosis
prevention

ICD-10

M05 - Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis
M06 - Other rheumatoid arthritis
M48.0 - Spinal stenosis

Management of Patient with Early Inflammatory Arthritis

Purpose: To evaluate a patient with early inflammatory but non-infectious arthritis based on the algorithm of Nam et al.