Describe the difference between Osteoarthritis/Rheumatoid Arthritis with 3 different medical management interventions/medications used for treatment.

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OSTEOARTHRITIS	RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
non inflammatory disease involving the hyaline cartilage of synovial joints. It commonly involves weight bearing joints like hip and knee.	Inflammatory auto immune response involving commonly small joints of hand and feet.
Symptoms include joint pain, swelling and stiffness	joint pain, stiffness, rheumatoid nodules, fever
Analgesics am like acetaminophen, NSAIDs and opioids are given for pain management and swelling reduction.
Calcium channel blockers with COX 2 inhibitor
Corticosteroids help relieve inflammation and pain Sodium hyaluronate to lubricate and repair the cartilage.

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