ACR score
ACR score is a scale to measure change in rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.[1] It is named after the American College of Rheumatology.
Different degrees of improvement are referred to as ACR20, ACR50, ACR70.[clarification needed] The ACR score is more often used in clinical trials than in doctor patient-relationships, as it allows a 'common standard' between researchers.
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity Scale (RASS) is based on sections of the ACR scoring system.[2]
The 2010 ACR / EULAR Rheumatoid Arthritis Classification Criteria, which includes anti-CCP testing, has been developed to focus on early disease, and on features that are associated with persistent or erosive disease. [3]
References
- ^ Felson at al. (1995). "ACR Preliminary Definition of Improvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Bardwell; et al. (2002). "Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity Scale: a brief, physician‐completed scale not confounded by patient self‐report of psychological functioning".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Aletaha D, Neogi T, Silman AJ, et al. (September 2010). "2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative" (PDF). Ann. Rheum. Dis. 69 (9): 1580–8. doi:10.1136/ard.2010.138461. PMID 20699241.
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