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Osteoarthritis: Treatment

Description: The most common joint disease in the world and one of the oldest, osteoarthritis causes joint pain and swelling and can cause disability in older adults. This course focuses on prognosis and treatment options for osteoarthritic patients.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

PROGNOSIS
4. Objectives
5. Affected Joints
6. Assessing Severity
7. Assessing Progression
8. Quality of Life
9. Progress Check

PHARMACOTHERAPY
10. Objectives
11. General Approaches
12. NSAIDs
13. COX-2 Inhibitors
14. Acetaminophen
15. Chondroprotective Agents (DMOADs)
16. Progress Check

NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT
17. Objectives
18. Non-Surgical Options
19. Surgery
20. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
21. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

Name the joints that osteoarthritis commonly affects
Explain methods for assessing disease severity
Describe some pathophysiological changes that take place as osteoarthritis progresses
Discuss osteoarthritis economic and quality-of-life effects
Explain the mechanism of action of NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, paracetamol and chondroprotective agents
List potential side effects of NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, acetaminophen and chondroprotective agents
Describe some common non-pharmacological osteoarthritis treatments
Explain the principles of joint-repairing and surgical methods

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