Clinical Disease Activity Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Aka: Clinical Disease Activity Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Clinical Disease Activity Index, CDAI

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II. Indications

  1. Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity Assessment

III. Criteria

  1. Tender joint count (out of 28 joints)
  2. Swollen join count (out of 28 joints)
  3. Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (on visual analog scale)
  4. Evaluator Global Assessment of Disease Activity (on visual analog scale)

IV. Interpretation

  1. Total Score (range of possible scores 0 to 76)
    1. Score <= 2.8: Remission
    2. Score <= 10: Low disease activity
    3. Score <= 22: Moderate disease activity
    4. Score >22: High disease activity

V. Resources

  1. Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI)
    1. https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/2177/clinical-disease-activity-index-cdai-rheumatoid-arthritis

VI. References

  1. Aletaha (2005) Arthritis Res Ther 7(4):R796-806 +PMID: 15987481

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