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High GPA Hospital Readmission Rates

d Jack Cush, MD

A national database reveals that patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) have 22.3% risk of hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge. 



From a total of 9749 hospital admissions with GPA, there were 2173 readmissions within 30 days of discharge.

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New ACR/AF Guidelines on JIA Polyarthritis and Uveitis

d Jack Cush, MD

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Arthritis Foundation (AF) have released two guidelines on management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

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Shorter Treatment Succeeds in Septic Arthritis

d RheumNow

Two weeks of antibiotic therapy was as effective as 4 weeks for septic arthritis, a prospective single-center study found.

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Targeting GM-CSF Works in Rheumatoid Arthritis

d RheumNow

Namilumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) ligand, showed promise as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a phase II study.

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RheumNow Podcast – Take it Back Jack! (4.26.19)

d Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com

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Naproxen has no Effect on Alzheimer's

d Jack Cush, MD

A randomized controlled trial shows that chronic low-dose naproxen does not reduce progression of presymptomatic Alzheimer disease (AD).

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Rheumatic disorder with hepatic origins/involvement include primary biliary cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, SLE/overlap, AOSD, Hemophagocytic syndrome. https://t.co/N61uq1AioZ

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Physicans are answerable to (their bosses): 1) the patient; 2) God (or whomever guides you); 3) your mother (she may be watching). No one else matters.

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Full Read review of CLE - cutaneous lupus from Werth and colleagues at UPenn. Focused on new therapies and clinical trial issues. https://t.co/NCB0IF7tWO

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Pectus carinatum or "Pigeon Chest" is a chest wall deformity w/ costal cartilage overgrowth pushing forward the manubrium/sterum; predominantly males (4:1F) also @ risk for scoliosis, Marfans, valvular/aortic disease, psychologic problems https://t.co/tL7vDfZDVT

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Creaky Joints - a great website for patients with arthritis is now available in Spanish! https://t.co/xvApzvY2Hh

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FDA has approved Samsung-Bioepsis biosimilar version of etanercept - Eticovo (etanercept-ykro), approved in other countries under names Benepali and Brenzys. Approval based on 596 RA pt trial w/ 52 wk ACR20 of 80.8% and 81.5% (Enbrel arm) https://t.co/r3q9dQ0Bdb

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Benlysta is approved for use in pediatric SLE based on the 80 pt PLUTO trial; 1 yr of PBO vs 10 mg/kg belimumab plus standard therapy. Results presented at ACR2018 shows BEL in pediatric SLE to be safe and effective (SRI4 resp 52.8% vs 43.6%). https://t.co/cjqPaWu92O.

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RheumNow Podcast is up ! Cardiac risk in RA sibs; NSAIDS & Fx nonunion; Treating Calcinosis Cutis; whats a Skyrizi? Watch the video https://t.co/NNsUFcGkWT or listen to the podcast on iTUNES or SoundCloud >> htps//soundcloud/rheumnow/rheumnow-podcast-take-it-back-jack-42619

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Animal data suggests targeting of neutrophils in APS may mitigate thrombotic disease. Adenosine recept agonists suppresses aPL Ab-mediated NETosis & reduces IVC thrombosis. Same shown for dipyridamole (incr. adenosine & cAMP breakdown). https://t.co/BHACehh0lb

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Comparing nearly 230,000 Taiwanese with and without gout shows gout pts have more psoriasis (1.6% vs 1.1%; adjusted OR 1.30; 1.20-1.42) and psoriatic arthritis (0.3% v 0.1%; aOR 2.50; 1.95-3.22). https://t.co/c1ZVy5E6vk

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Vote on the NEJM Question of the week - Which one of the following vaccination regimens is recommended for a 62-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who is being treated with prednisone 5 mg daily? Go here to vote https://t.co/27an4cVdqv

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Biologic and Glucocorticoid Use after Methotrexate Initiation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis https://t.co/kuX8X6l99V https://t.co/p4kr42piYy

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Another Step beyond the DEAs Take Back program that ocurrs twice a year (April and October), including Saturday April 27th - see my earlier tweet on this today https://t.co/WPt6VIboMW

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