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- The 2012 ACR guidelines for osteoarthritis: Not a cookbook
Treatment approaches differ depending on the patient’s clinical presentation and on the preferences of the patient and the physician. Often, more than one approach is possible.
- A guideline is like a prescription
We should not worship the idol of guidelines alone, but neither should we ignore them and make decisions based only on anecdote and experience.
- When do Raynaud symptoms merit a workup for autoimmune rheumatic disease?
Clues to systemic disease include prolonged and painful attacks that can cause ulceration or gangrene. Other clues are older age at onset, male sex, and asymmetric involvement.
- Right upper-abdominal pain in a 97-year-old
Physical findings and laboratory studies are normal. What is the cause of this patient’s pain?