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Measureable Benefits to Treat-to-Target Management in RA
Desai and colleagues have published that when a learning collaborative group focused on a treat‐to‐target approach was compared to usual care, a modest but significant impact on implementation, treatment changes and patient outcomes in RA patients managed with a treat‐to‐target approach was seen.
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Single center, 40 yr experience shows lupus psychosis to be rare. Among 709 SLE pts, 18 (2.5%) developed lupus psychosis. 2/3 remitted w/ antipsychotics & immunosuppressives Psychosis more likely w/ RNP and less likely w/ cardiolipin Abs. https://t.co/XcRbxXz4zq
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Psoriasis has greatest risk of MTX liver dz - a Danish Population study of PsO, PsA & RA pts taking MTX. Risk of liver Dz was most in PsO, followed by PsA, then RA. PsO had 1.6-3.4 fold risk (mild-severe) liver dz (vs RA). PsA was 1.3-1.6x higher) https://t.co/9YiGqVr66w
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QD Clinic - Periorbital Edema
Dermatomyositis, Surprising Onset, Surprising Labs
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We are excited to share that Roy Fleischmann will be leading a discussion on future therapy in RA at RheumnNow Live next month. Sign up today to attend in person or virtually.
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News Feature: ANAGO Study - Anakinra for Gout Flare
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Other than anti-tRNA synthetase Abs, there are several new Abs associated with PM/DM @UTSWNews @UTSWInternalMed https://t.co/EttRB3YYHm
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Classic path findings in dermatomyositis @UTSWNews @UTSWInternalMed https://t.co/W61OveDSwG
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An unsual type of adult polymyositis that is not usually steroid responsive - Polymyositis with mitochondrial abnormalities - older patients +COX staining, slow progression. @UTSWNews @UTSWInternalMed https://t.co/2tv1R3e9Qg
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Rheumatology Grand Rounds with Dr. Dennis Burns - lecturing on neuropathology of inflammatory myositis. Not all Muscle Bxs are positive, estimated sampling error w/ normal findings in 10-15%
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A woman w/ Raynauds, puffy fingers, nailfold capillary changes, abundant mat telangiectases consistent with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis. Telangiectasias can be on skin, oral mucosa, GI tract & may associate w/ pulm HTN. https://t.co/FcL4VHMpmM
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New Video: Dry Eyes and Tripping Over Tires
RWCS 2021 Poster Session by Dr. Faizan Ahmad
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Cohort analysis of 12351 RA patients from CPRD registry - finds RA on both glucorticoids & PPI have a greater risk OP fractures (adj HR: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.35 to 1.89) vs non-use. Higher than the Fx Risk with either oral GC or PPI use alone (adj HR 1.2). https://t.co/oPMnJoHCjX https://t.co/eW7rpVeHa4
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Retrospective cohort study shows the risk of RA was lower in T2DM/diabetes (aHR 0.73; 95% CI 0.67–0.79) vs without T2DM. This risk was lost in when statins were not used (aHR 0.89; 0.69–1.14). Statins (in T2DM) had a protective effect against RA onset https://t.co/CfMJIuGOXI
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These companies do autoinflammatory gene testing in the USA. @RWCSmtg https://t.co/KiJ1wbyihw
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Have you registered for RheumNow Live yet? Attend 3/20-3/21 in Fort Worth, TX or virtually!
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News Feature: Diagnosis & Treatment of Osteoarthritis Reviewed
Katz, Arant and Loeser have published a comprehensive open-read overview of OA of the hip and knee in JAMA; underscoring the impact, advances, disappointments and guidelines put forth
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QD Clinic - PFAPA Syndrome Recurrent Fevers, Stomatitis, Lymphadenopathy ? https://t.co/uMBk8e2wJO https://t.co/LIs02svEDB
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