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joint pain

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2. Author: rao_ukdrDate: Saturday 23rd October, 2004 17:29:27

   34 yrs oldman c/oa2yrs h/0 knee stiffness and pain that gets better during the day what is the drug of choice?

3. Author: as71agouateDate: Friday 28th January, 2005 15:24:34

   i think we can try NSAIDs

4. Author: dr_rao_kmdcianDate: Tuesday 14th February, 2006 10:44:13

   first line of treatment in osteoarthritis is paracetamol. OF course this guys age (34) tends to confuse one.

5. Author: bmmDate: Tuesday 28th February, 2006 12:29:32

   If the pain gets better during the day it is more likely to be rheumatoid as osteoarthritis tends to get worse as the day goes on.
   Confounding feature is monoarticular joint and age of patient but it still could be a case of persistent monoarthritis OHCS PG 402
   first line drug in rheumatoid NSAIDS
   ........................OSTEOARTHRITS is Paracetamol
   feedback please