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Volume 9, No 1 of informed - January 2003 [389 KB PDF]
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Rheum-inating (Revised April 1, 2003)
The diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis
Does my patient have rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Should my patient start medication? Which medication should I choose? See this article for answers to these common questions in the management of RA.

      Related informed Plus Article(s):
        # 9110 Diagnosis and algorithm in RA
        # 9111 Assessment of disease activity and progression in RA
        # 9112 Monitoring drug toxicities in RA
        # 9113 Osteoporosis in RA

      Related Link(s):
        American College of Rheumatology RA guideline
        Canadian Rheumatology Association position statement on biologics
        Ontario Program for Optimal Therapeutics RA guideline
        The Arthritis Society

 
Editor's Letter
The start of a new year is a good time to make professional resolutions…


 
Home Sick
Illnesses in the returned traveller
About half of Canadian travellers to developing countries experience health problems related to their travel. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of common presentations of travel-related illness.

      Related informed Plus Article(s):
        # 9120 The asymptomatic traveller
        # 9121 Pre-travel health assessment and planning
        # 9122 Fever in the returned traveller
        # 9123 Reportable diseases in Ontario
        # 9124 Travellers' diarrhea
        # 9125 Skin and soft tissue infections in the returned traveller
        # 9126 Eosinophilia in the returned traveller
        # 9127 Travel Resources

      Related Link(s):
        Health Canada web site on international travel
        Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel. Fever in the international traveller guidelines
        Health Canada 2000 malaria recommendations for international travellers
        Medical Journal of Australia [MJA 2002; 177:211-219]

 
Ill-Literate
Clinical Shorts - A "brief" look at the literature
Have you ever wondered why a particular patient has not followed your instructions, taken medication incorrectly or missed appointments? Maybe your patient can’t read.

      Related Link(s):
        REALM (Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine) test
        Accompanying instructions for REALM test

 
Web bonus - Eau de toilet IP 9130
Clinical Shorts - A "brief" look at the literature
An examination of the reusing of personal water bottles by elementary school-aged children.


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