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Source: GUIPCAR Group. In: Clinical practice guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Madrid: Spanish Society of Rheumatology; 2001. 146 p. Branch 2. Patients with 6 to 10 swollen joints Are erosions present? MTX Previous treatment with NSAIDs and/or corticosteroids? APR APR Elevated Normal Elevated Normal HAQ HAQ Greater than or equal to 1 Less than 1 Greater than or equal to 1 Less than 1 RF RF RF RF Greater than or equal to 40 Less than 40 Greater than 100 Less than or equal to 100 Greater than 100 40-100 Less than 40 Greater than 100 Less than or equal to 100 MTX MTX. IG. MTX MTX. IG. MTX MTX MTX NSAIDS and/or CS. MTX. IG. NSAIDS and/or CS. MTX. NSAIDS and/or CS. MTX. IG. NSAIDS and/or CS. MTX. NOTE: The treatment of choice may be any of the drugs shown in the rectangles. Copyright: All copyrights reserved by the Spanish Society of Rheumatology.