Commonly Used Antibiotics in the Outpatient Setting By: Raymond Lengel, MSN, FNP, RN Purpose: This course will provide an overview of the antibiotics most commonly ordered by primary care providers for common conditions in the outpatient setting. Objectives: â¢ List three major problems associated with the use of antibiotics
New onset bilateral shoulder pain, stiffness, functional impairment, and constitutional symptoms such as fatigue, night sweats, weight loss, and fever are characteristic clinical features of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), the second most common inflammatory rheumatic disease of older people.
Additional symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica may include muscle tenderness and weakness, low-grade fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, a general feeling of ill health (malaise), and/or depression. In some cases, fever or weight loss may be the initial symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica.