A 46-year-old man with chronic plaque psoriasis and BMI 35 kg/m² is commencing methotrexate for psoriatic arthritis. Which baseline tests are essentia...

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A 46-year-old man with chronic plaque psoriasis and BMI 35 kg/m² is commencing methotrexate for psoriatic arthritis. Which baseline tests are essential?

Accepted Answer

FBC, LFTs, U&Es; hepatitis B/C and HIV screen; CXR if indicated

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ESR only

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Fasting glucose only

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Coagulation profile only

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ANA only

mrcp part 1 MCQ (SBA): Methotrexate baseline monitoring

A 46-year-old man with chronic plaque psoriasis and BMI 35 kg/m² is commencing methotrexate for psoriatic arthritis. Which baseline tests are essential?