Primary Care

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Questions discussed in this category

At what point do you consider a patient to have relapsing PMR?

How much cumulative prednisone exposure do you tolerate and how many attempts at tapering will you pursue before considering addition of a steroid spa...

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How will you approach tapering sarilumab in patients with PMR in remission?

After what interval of sustained remission will you attempt to taper, and will you do so by first widening the dosing interval?

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How will you adjust your approach to steroid taper in patients with PMR also on sarilumab?

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What baseline and ongoing testing do you recommend for patients with PMR who are going to be on a prolonged steroid taper?

Do you universally perform baseline DEXA and Hgb A1C? How often are you obtaining routine labs?

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How do you approach treatment of PMR in a patient who has had avascular necrosis of the hip after starting steroids?

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What is your approach to patients with PMR on steroids over a prolonged initial course who start to experience weakness concerning for steroid myopathy?

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What lab markers are helpful for monitoring polymyalgia rheumatica patients on tocilizumab?

Since tocilizumab is known to normalize ESR/CRP, are there any markers/blood tests that may be helpful to check for PMR patients with question of exac...

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Do you monitor RS3PE patients for GCA with the same vigilance that you do in PMR patients?

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Is there a role for tocilizumab in treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica in patients who do not have features of giant cell arteritis or rheumatoid arthritis?

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