Chapter 54- Rheumatoid Arthritis

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. Identify risk factors for developing rheumatoid arthritis.
2. Describe the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis, with emphasis on the specific immunologic components.
3. Discuss the comorbidities associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
4. Recognize the typical clinical presentation of rheumatoid arthritis.
5. Create treatment goals for a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
6. Compare and contrast the available pharmacotherapeutic options, selecting the most appropriate regimen for a given patient.
7. Propose a patient education plan that includes nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment measures.
8. Formulate a monitoring plan to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a therapeutic regimen designed for an individual patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

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