Knows how to diagnose and treat a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Level
This learning outcome is a primary level outcome.
The secondary outcomes associated with this are:
- Understand the role of cytokines and other inflammatory mediators involved in the pathogenesis of RA
- Understand what is a rheumatoid factor
- Can describe which joints are involved, and the common joint deformities in RA
- Can understand the radiological features of RA
- Understand the pathological significance of pannus formation in RA
- Can describe the other extra-articular features of RA
- Knows about the use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in RA
- Can describe the potential neurological complications of RA
Sessions
This learning outcome is taught in the following sessions:
Assessment
This learning outcome is assessed in the following ways:
- MBBS Pt 3 (Yr 3)
