TY - JOUR
T1 - Polymylagia Rheumatica: Common Disease, Elusive Diagnosis
AU - Mager, Diana
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory rheumatic disease with little known about its etiology or incidence. Frequently found in older adult women, this disease can be debilitating, painful, and dangerous. Diagnosing PMR can be elusive due to lack of specific laboratory tests, and treatment with use of long-term glucocorticoids can be difficult due to side effects. The following article describes the pathophysiology, diagnosis, signs and symptoms, and treatment of PMR, as well as implications for home healthcare.
AB - Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory rheumatic disease with little known about its etiology or incidence. Frequently found in older adult women, this disease can be debilitating, painful, and dangerous. Diagnosing PMR can be elusive due to lack of specific laboratory tests, and treatment with use of long-term glucocorticoids can be difficult due to side effects. The following article describes the pathophysiology, diagnosis, signs and symptoms, and treatment of PMR, as well as implications for home healthcare.
UR - https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/nursing-facultypubs/72
UR - https://libraryapps.fairfield.edu/openurl?sid=google&auinit=DR&aulast=Mager&atitle=Polymylagia+Rheumatica:+Common+Disease,+Elusive+Diagnosis&id=pmid:25738269&newUI=1clickoff
U2 - 10.1097/NHH.0000000000000199
DO - 10.1097/NHH.0000000000000199
M3 - Article
VL - 33
JO - Home Healthcare Now
JF - Home Healthcare Now
ER -