FRI0743-HPR Nurse-led outpatient management for improved treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR) in a rheumatology outpatient clinic
Abstract:Background:GCA and PMR are challenges with regard to diagnosis and effective treatment because of varied and vague symptom presentations and overlapping pathologies that often require specialist for diagnostic investigations and specific treatment. Long-term glucocorticoids (GC) dependency is common, and GC side effects occur in approximately 50% of patients emphasizing the need for continued monitoring and symptom control (1).Objectives:To present the development and the implementation of a nurse-led, rheumat… Show more
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