A 36-year-old woman with long-standing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis has active disease with multiple swollen joints despite NSAIDs. What is the m...

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A 36-year-old woman with long-standing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis has active disease with multiple swollen joints despite NSAIDs. What is the most appropriate next step in management?

Accepted Answer

Start Methotrexate under specialist supervision

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Continue NSAIDs alone and review in 6 months

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Start long-term oral Prednisolone monotherapy

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Refer only for physiotherapy

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Use opioid analgesia alone

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Rheumatoid arthritis

A 36-year-old woman with long-standing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis has active disease with multiple swollen joints despite NSAIDs. What is the most appropriate next step in management?