NSAIDs
Symptomatic relief without slowing underlying disease
Glucocorticoids
Consider intraarticular injection if a single joint is inflammed
Systemic steroids reserved for moderate-severe flairs
Opioids have a limited role
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)
Can be started by primary care provider or rheumatologist after ER visit
Symptomatic relief without slowing underlying disease
Consider intraarticular injection if a single joint is inflammed
Systemic steroids reserved for moderate-severe flairs
Can be started by primary care provider or rheumatologist after ER visit
Rheumatoid arthritis
Septic arthritis of previously injured joint
Reactive arthritis
Fibromyalgia
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Lyme disease
Reactive poststreptococcal arthritis