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Understanding Reactive Arthritis
●Treatment •Initial therapy We suggest treatment of arthritis in most patients initially with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in antiinflammatory doses (eg, naproxen 500 mg two to three times daily, diclofenac 50 mg three times daily, or indomethacin 50 mg three times daily), rather than starting a disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) upon diagnosis. •Inadequate response to initial NSAID therapy […]
What is Streptococcal Pharyngitis. – Strep Throat Made Astoundingly Simple
INTRODUCTION Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common conditions encountered in outpatient clinical practice. Most cases of acute pharyngitis are caused by respiratory viruses and are self-limited. However, symptoms of viral pharyngitis broadly overlap with pharyngitis caused by important treatable causes, such as group A Streptococcus (GAS). Using a systematic approach to diagnosis can help reduce […]
