Transcript Wrap-up & Post Course Assessment

Wrap-Up and Post Course Self
Assessment
Dr. Diane Lacaille
What are the four pillars of osteoarthritis treatment?
Choose one
1. Patient education, rehabilitation, medication and referrals
2. Exercise, pain management, imaging and investigations, patient
self-management
3. Rehabilitation, disability management, medications, patient selfmanagement
4. Weight management, pain management, patient education, early
surgical referral
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Which key clinical features are NOT suggestive of
Inflammatory Arthritis
1. Morning stiffness greater than 30 minutes
2. Bony enlargement
3. Synovial thickening
4. Joint involvement of hands and feet
5. Pain increased with rest or immobility
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In which of the following situations would joint
aspiration be clinically useful ?
1. Acute joint swelling to rule out septic arthritis
2. Acute joint swelling to detect presence of crystals
3. To differentiate inflammatory from non-inflammatory causes of
joint swelling
4. To relieve pressure of moderate joint hemarthrosis
5. To improve joint mobility and function
6. 1,2 and 3
7. 1,2 and 4
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What is best practice for the management of
Rheumatoid Arthritis?
1. Early initiation of prednisone medication
2. Prioritizing depression as a common co-morbidity
3. Early initiation of Non-Biological Disease Modifying AntiRheumatic Drugs (DMARD”S) to reduce joint damage
4. Referral to a rheumatologist prior to medication initiation
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