Arthritis

1. Describe the underlying pathophysiology of degenerative osteoarthritis.

2. Describe typical clinical presenting signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis.

3. Identify the goals of therapy in this condition.

4. Describe the non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic management of this disease.

5. List common side effects associated with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents.

6. Identify the clinical features that would suggest rheumatoid or gouty arthritis rather than osteoarthritis in a patient present with joint pain.

Sources:

Family Medicine:  Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Chapter 80, Pages 530-538

Essentials of Family Medicine, Chapter 36, Pages 557-578

Reading Resources:

“Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injection of the Hip and Knee” Dennis A. Cardone, D.O., C.A.Q.S.M. and Alfred F. Tallia, M.D., M.P.H., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, American Family Physician, May 15, 2003.

"Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injection of the Shoulder Region" Alfred F. Tallia, M.D., M.P.H., and Dennis A. Cardone, D.O., C.A.Q.S.M., University of Medicine And Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, American Family Physician, March 15, 2003.

"Gout: An Update" Aaron T. Eggebeen, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Arthritis Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American Family Physician, September, 15, 2007.

"Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Considerations" Ralph Hinton, Col, MC, USA, et al, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, American Family Physician, March 1, 2002.