New RA remission criteria unveiled

[Ben Cheah]

www.medicinemalaysia.com/rheumatology/2010/11/15/acr-new-ra-remission-criteria-unveiled/

First a new RA classification criteria and now a new remission criteria.

The new criteria define remission as no more than one swollen joint and one tender joint, a C-reactive protein (CRP) level of no more than 1 mg/dL, and a Patient Global Assessment score of no more than 1

Even with DAS28 <2.6, there is great difficulty in getting patients to remission, now this criteria appears even more stringent than before. Can we achieve this criteria?

Thesis project??

[guna]

Great portal Ben. Well done! I am officially the second person around here. Feels great!! Someday, this will be full of kind people all contributing to the development of Rheumatology here in the Klang Valley.

[Richie]

I'll humbly make it 3 ;D shall promote this link to rheumatologist under my coverage

[Ben Cheah]

Thank you Richie!