DepoMedrol

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IM Depo Medrol in early poly arthritis reduces the need of :

NSAID and stops 10% of patients from progressing in RA

DMARD and stops 10% (1 out of 10 patients)of patients from progressing in RA

DMARD and stops 50% of patients from progressing in RA

NSAID/ DMARD and stops 10% of patients from progressing in RA

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What is the Dose of DepoMedrol in asthma ?

80-120mg /week IM inj.

40-120mg/week IM inj

40-80 mg/week IM inj

10-40 mg/week IM inj

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NICE guidelines recommends:

Long term IM or IA corticosteroid to improve symptoms in newly diagnosed RA Short & long term IM or IA corticosteroid to improve symptoms in newly diagnosed RA & OA..

Short term IM or IA corticosteroid to improve symptoms in newly diagnosed RA.

Long term IM or IA corticosteroid to improve symptoms in newly diagnosed RA Short term IM or IA corticosteroid to improve symptoms in newly diagnosed RA & OA..

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In OA, intra-articular use of DepoMedrol significantly reduces:

the incidence and severity of bone erosion

the incidence and severity of cartilage erosion.

the incidence and severity of tendon erosion.

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What is Pain ?

An unpleasant sensory and non emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described not in terms of such damage

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage

A pleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience not associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage

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Asthma is associated with..

associated mainly with chest pain,nausea, cough

Broncospasm with nausea

Dyspnea, Wheezing, Cough

Breathlessness , Nausea, Chestpain

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What is the composition of DepoMedrol?

Sterile Methylprednisolone acetate solution 80mg/1ml

Sterile Methylprednisolone acetate solution 60mg/2ml

Sterile Methylprednisolone acetate suspension 40mg/1ml

Sterile Methylprednisolone acetate solution 40mg/2ml

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What is the dose of Depo Medrol IM in RA?

40 - 80mg

40 - 120mg

20 - 80mg

10 - 40 mg

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What is Osteoarthritis?

Painful, degenerative joint disease, affects weight-bearing joints and associated with cartilage regeneration.

Painful, degenerative joint disease, affects weight-bearing joints and not associated with cartilage deterioration

Painful, degenerative joint disease, affecting weight-bearing joints and associated with cartilage deterioration

Painful, non degenerative joint disease, affects associated with cartilage deterioration

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What is Rheumatoid arthritis ?

Progressive, systemic inflammatory disorder,usually involves major joints in a unsymmetric distribution

Progressive, systemic inflammatory disorder,usually involves peripheral joints in a symmetric distribution

Nonprogressive, systemic inflammatory disorder,usually involves peripheral joints in a symmetric distribution

Progressive, systemic inflammatory disorder,usually involves mainly peripheral joints of lower limbs in a symmetric distribution

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Indications for Depo Medrol for Orthpedics:

AMS / Asthma / LBP / Fever/Tenosunovitis

OA / RA / AMS / LBP / Tennis elbow / Allergic rhinitis

OA / RA / AMS / LBP / Tennis elbow

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What type of steroid is Depomedrol?

Mineralocorticoid

Sex hormone

Androgen

Glucocorticoid.

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In RA, DepoMedrol mainly...

mainly reduces spasm

mainly reduces pain flareup

attenuates the inflammatory processes

mainly reduces spasm and pain

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Steroid myopathy is …..

More frequent with Depomedrol as it is a non-florinated compound

Not common with Triamcenalone

More frequent with Triamcenalone as it is a florinated compound

More frequent with Triamcenalone as it is a non-florinated compound

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What is inflamation ?

Response of non living tissue to injury

Non Response of living tissue to injury

Response of living tissue to injury