caa a22 4500 477068456 CHVBK 20180405111418.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02751520 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02751520 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis—assessment [Elektronische Daten] [T. Graham, Edward Giannini] The assessment of overall health status of a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is complex and multi-dimentional. The general physical examination is complemented by a rheumatological evaluation that includes determination of articular indices of inflammation and duration of inactivity stiffness. Laboratory assessment plays a critical role in monitoring side effects of pharmacologic management, but is limited in its ability to portray accurately the degree of active inflammation. Newly measureable indicators of inflammatory activity, such as serum cytokine and soluble cytokine receptors will likely become part of routine laboratory assessment in the future. Radiographs remain a useful tool for assessing disease progression, but may be replaced in the future by magnetic resonance imaging. In recent years, rheumatologists have realized that measurement of overall physical and psycho-social functional ability, quality of life, and pain are major descriptors to consider during routine follow-up. They are also critical in the assessment of long-term clinical effectiveness. The importance of nutritional assessment has also been realized. This section seeks to describe some of the methodologic approaches currently used to assess the variables mentioned above, and includes a brief discussion of the evolving instrumentation which attempts to measure variables of a more cognitive or subjective aspect. Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation, 1996 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis nationallicence Method of assessment nationallicence Graham T. William S. Rowe Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333, Burnet Avenue, 45229-2899, Cincinnati, OH, USA aut Giannini Edward William S. Rowe Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333, Burnet Avenue, 45229-2899, Cincinnati, OH, USA aut The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/3(1996-05-01), 283-291 0019-5456 63:3<283 1996 63 12098 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751520 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751520 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Graham T. William S. Rowe Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333, Burnet Avenue, 45229-2899, Cincinnati, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Giannini Edward William S. Rowe Division of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333, Burnet Avenue, 45229-2899, Cincinnati, OH, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/3(1996-05-01), 283-291 0019-5456 63:3<283 1996 63 12098 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer