What are the common investigations done in children with arthritis?
These may be divided into a few subgroups: To assess disease activity: CBC, ESR & CRP are common tests done to assess activity. To assess damage: Radiographs of relevant joints are done for this. To assess for drug side effects: Routine tests (blood and other) are done on a regular basis to assess for side effects due to drugs. To assess complication of the disease: Since these arthritis can affect other organ system, if a particular organ system is suspected to be affected, relevant investigations to assess that particular system. What are the types of medications that are given in arthritis? There are 3 or 4 types of medications that are given in juvenile arthritis. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS): These are normally given to reduce the pain, swelling and inflammation in children with arthritis. These act within a few hours. Although in very mild arthritis NSAIDS alone may be enough to control the disease, more often than not other medications (to be discussed) are req
