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.
polymyalgia rheumatica Polymyalgia Internal medicine A condition characterized by an abrupt onset of myalgia and arthralgia of the neck and proximal 'girdle' muscles, most prominent in the morning and after rest; systemic Sx are vagueâaching of â¥ 30 mins, affecting 2+ major joints, in descending order, shoulder, hips and thighs, or neck/torso Pt profile > age 70; â:â, 2:1 Clinical Pain exacerbated by movement, fatigue, malaise, weight loss, depression, low-grade fever Lab â ESR ...