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The questions on the WOMAC are a subset of the questions of the Hip disability and osteoarthritis outcome score (HOOS). [4] Thus, a HOOS survey may also be used to determine a WOMAC score. A WOMAC test takes about 12 minutes, but is also available in a short form, (although this has not been as extensively tested as the full version).
Gonococcal arthritis (a bacterial arthritis) is also initially migratory and can involve tendons around the wrists and ankles. Sometimes arthritis is in an undifferentiated stage (i.e. none of the above criteria is positive), even if synovitis is witnessed and assessed with ultrasound imaging.
ACR score is a scale to measure change in rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. [1] It is named after the American College of Rheumatology. The ACR score is more often used in clinical trials than in doctor patient-relationships, as it allows a common standard between researchers. Different degrees of improvement are referred to as ACR20, ACR50, ACR70.
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The RAQoL was developed by Galen Research, the University of Leeds and the Academic Hospital Maastricht, and was first published in 1997. [5] It was the first patient completed quality of life questionnaire that focused on rheumatoid arthritis [6] and is distinct from other questionnaires as it includes physical contact as a dimension of quality of life. [3]
[1] [2] Risk is greater in those who are overweight, have legs of different lengths, or have jobs that result in high levels of joint stress. [1] [2] [8] Osteoarthritis is believed to be caused by mechanical stress on the joint and low grade inflammatory processes. [9] It develops as cartilage is lost and the underlying bone becomes affected. [1]
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High levels of rheumatoid factor (in general, above 20 IU/mL, 1:40, or over the 95th percentile; there is some variation among labs) occur in rheumatoid arthritis (present in 80%) and Sjögren's syndrome (present in 50-70% of primary forms of disease). [11] The higher the level of RF the greater the probability of destructive articular disease.