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    Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Based on guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology.

    Symptomatic Early RA

    General

    Strong recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Low Disease Activity

    Strong recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Moderate or High Disease Activity

    Conditional recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    High quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Disease Flare

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Established RA

    General

    Strong recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Low Disease Activity

    Strong recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low to high quality evidence

    Moderate or High Disease Activity

    Conditional recommendation
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    High quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Moderate quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low to moderate quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    High quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Moderate to high quality evidence

    Disease Flare

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Remission

    Conditional recommendation
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    Low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low to moderate quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    High-risk Comorbidities

    CHF

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low to moderate quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Hepatitis B

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Hepatitis C

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Malignancy

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Strong recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Previous Serious Infection(s)

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    Conditional recommendation
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    Very low quality evidence

    How strong is the ACR's recommendation?

    Strong recommendation
    Intervention's desirable effects clearly outweigh undesirable effects.
    Moderate recommendation
    Further research likely to impact confidence in estimate of effect.
    Conditional recommendation
    Uncertainty in tradeoffs between desirable & undesirable effects of intervention.
    Uncertainty in tradeoffs between desirable & undesirable effects of intervention.
    High quality evidence
    Further research unlikely to change guideline authors' confidence in estimate of effect.
    Moderate to high quality evidence
    Moderate quality evidence
    Further research likely to impact confidence in estimate of effect.
    Low quality evidence
    Further research expected to have important impact in confidence in estimate of effect.
    Very low to high quality evidence
    Very low to moderate quality evidence
    Very low quality evidence
    Effect is very uncertain.