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Chronic Inflammation in over 50yrs
Pain/stiffness worse in mornings (lasts >45 mins), esp shoulders and hips (Bilat shoulder/pelvic girdle ache)
abrupt onset, Sx>2/52
age over 50
raised ESR/CRP
exclude ...
active infection, active cancer
inflammatory conditions
giant cell arteritis (headache, visula change, jaw claudication)
drug induced eg statins
Mx
prednisolone 15-20mg od with global response within 1/52 and bloods normal by 4/52
reduce by 5mg every month till 5mg od, then by 1mg as to Sx
usually 18/12 before off steroids
remember
bone protection and stomach protection
Screen
RhF, Myeloma (electrophoresis and BenceJones protein), LFT, U/E, CreatKinase, Ca, Alk Phos, CXR