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Psoriatic Arthritis: Recognize, Manage Comorbidities

  |  Issue: May 2015  |  

If any of these conditions exist, clinicians may choose to prescribe a low dose of NSAIDs with careful monitoring of kidney function and blood pressure. But it’s also important to talk to the patient’s gastroenterologist or cardiologist before prescribing NSAIDs and to discuss these risks with the patient.

Looking ahead, Dr. Ogdie-Beatty says additional data are needed to quantify some of the risks in PsA compared to the general population and research is needed on how to better screen for and manage these conditions in PsA.

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Karen Appold is a medical writer in Pennsylvania.

Reference

  1. Ogdie A, Schwartzman S, Husni ME. Recognizing and managing comorbidities in psoriatic arthritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2015 Mar;27(2):118–126. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000152.

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