Ep. 048 | Joint Efforts: Navigating Rheumatism | Jack March
Physiotutors Podcast
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How Long Does It Take to Diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Early diagnosis is definitely key and then starting on the correct medications. It's obviously important not to over-refer so you don't refer every patient, but definitely really trying to work into getting the right patients to rheumatology as early as possible. How long does it usually take till a patient is referred? So how long does it take from physiotherapy to, on average, do you mean? Yeah, I can remember that you mentioned something about how many years it takes for a patient with a rheumatological disease is usually diagnosed properly. That was quite a high number.
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