Table 1.
Aspects of RMDs manageable with Telemedicine | Aspects of RMDs not fully manageable with Telemedicine |
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• Continued patient care during pandemic events • Regular follow up for stable patients • Patient education • Clinimetry/Telemetry • Patient counseling • Detection of urgent problems • Drug Adherence and patients’ compliance • Detection of drug-related adverse effects • Dealing with general practitioners • Renewal of the therapeutic prescriptions |
• First consultation of complex cases • Physical/joint examination • Thorough evaluation of disease flare • Management of digital lesions |