A patient has been prescribed methotrexate (DMARD) immediately after being diagnosed with RA. The patient has...
A patient has been prescribed methotrexate (DMARD) immediately after being diagnosed with RA. The patient has heard that these drugs can be dangerous and asks the nurse why the prescriber has not ordered a prescription-strength NSAID. What is the best response by the nurse?
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"Methotrexate delays joint degeneration." |
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"Methotrexate has fewer adverse effects than prescription strength NSAIDS." |
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"Methotrexate works faster than NSAIDS." |
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'Prescription strength NSAIDS can causee peptic ulcers; methotrexate does not." |
Homework Answers
ANSWER.
* DMARD (Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) are used as a first line
treatment for patient diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis.
* This drugs can delay the joint degeneration process by decreasing inflammatory
reaction in the joints.
* So the nurse can best respond as " Methotrexate delays joint degeneration".
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