POS1091 INFLAMMATION IS MORE PROMINENT THAN JOINT DAMAGE AT INITIAL VISITS OF PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIDES, BUT ORGAN DAMAGE AND PATIENT DISTRESS ARE AS PROMINENT IN OVERALL RHEUMATOLOGY CARE: DATA FROM A FEASIBLE PHYSICIAN RHEUMATIC CHECKLIST

Abstract

BackgroundPatients consult rheumatologists for symptoms which may result from inflammatory activity (INF), joint or other organ damage (DAM) and/or distress (STR), e.g., fibromyalgia, depression. However, quantitative assessment in routine rheumatology...