Polymyalgia rheumatica | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
...Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory condition, characterized by aching and morning stiffness in the neck, shoulder, and pelvic girdle....
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Scenario: Management of polymyalgia rheumatica - CKS | NICE
...Covers the initial and ongoing management of polymyalgia rheumatic, including how to manage relapses and when to refer....
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Diagnosis | Polymyalgia rheumatica - CKS | NICE
...Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is diagnosed by identifying core features of the condition, excluding conditions that mimic PMR, and by a positive response to oral corticosteroids. For a person with core symptoms of PMR who is over 50 years of age: Request an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)/plasma viscosity and/or C-reactive protein (CRP), in addition to other blood tests to help exclude ......
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Management | Polymyalgia rheumatica | CKS | NICE
...Scenario: Management: Covers the initial and ongoing management of polymyalgia rheumatic, including how to manage relapses and when to refer....
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Osteoporosis - prevention of fragility fractures - CKS | NICE
...Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility...
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Scenario: Combined oral contraceptive - CKS | NICE
...Covers starting the combined oral contraceptive pill, and includes information and advice on the available products; when to start it; the efficacy, advantages and disadvantages, risks and possible adverse effects, and key drug interactions; how to manage common problems (such as missed pills); what to do in the event of vomiting or diarrhoea; and the follow up requirements for this method of ......
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When to suspect | Diagnosis | Polymyalgia rheumatica - NICE
...The recommendations on when to suspect polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are largely based on the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) and British Health Professionals in Rheumatology (BHPR) guidelines for the management of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) [Dasgupta, 2009] and are supported by expert opinion in review articles Polymyalgia rheumatica ......
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Scenario: Assessment | Management | Osteoporosis - prevention of ... - NICE
...The recommendation to offer a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan without undertaking a fragility fracture risk assessment in people over 50 years of age with previous history of fragility fractures is based on expert opinion in the SIGN guideline Management of osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fractures [SIGN, 2020] and the ......
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Giant cell arteritis | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
...Giant cell arteritis is a type of chronic vasculitis characterized by granulomatous inflammation in the walls of medium and large arteries....
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Diagnosis | Polymyalgia rheumatica | CKS | NICE
...Polymyalgia rheumatica: Diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica February 2024 Print this page Summary Have I got the right topic? How up-to-date is this topic? Goals and outcome measures Background information Diagnosis When to suspect Diagnosis Differential diagnosis Management Supporting evidence How this topic was developed References When to ......
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