RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS-DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE

SUMMARY

TOOLS
1. Disease activity score (DAS) derived from 28 joints using a complex mathematical formula
2. Simplified disease activity index
3. Clinical disease activity index

DAS SCORE
4. DAS < 2.6: remission
5. DAS 2.6-3.2: low disease activity
6. DAS 3.2-5.1: moderate disease activity
7. DAS > 5.1: high disease activity

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