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RheumNow Podcast – Scleroderma and the Lung (3.1.19)

d Jack Cush, MD

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

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Early TNF inhibition in Early Psoriatic Arthritis

d Jack Cush, MD

A small, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial in early psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has shown that first-line use of golimumab and methotrexate (MTX) is superior to MTX alone in inducing remission in PsA.

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Allopurinol Reduces Cardiovascular Outcomes in Diabetes

d Jack Cush, MD

A Canadian study has shown that elderly diabetics who take allopurinol have a significant reduction in cardiovascular outcomes.  

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Senate Drills Drug Makers Over Price

d Jack Cush, MD

Reuters reported that today, the US Senate Finance Committee met to question the executives from seven US pharmaceutical companies on the rising price drugs in America. 

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Does Smoking Cessation Reduce RA Risk?

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Individuals who quit smoking and maintained their nonsmoking status over a long duration of time had a decreased risk of developing seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an analysis of two large prospective cohorts found. 

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RheumNow Podcast is up – Scleroderma and the Lung. Watch it here>> https://t.co/qeGcpFr84k OR Podcast it on iTunes or SoundCloud>> https://t.co/i569vB2a3s

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QD Clinic - A Torn Meniscus? | RheumNow - What best predicts a torn meniscus or need for MRI & Referral https://t.co/zpovJH1ZuL

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QD Clinic - Less is Not Safer | RheumNow - Oh no! A patient takes less meds thinking it's safer. https://t.co/aE1Q3Q4n59

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Rock Star Peter Frampton (Frampton Comes Alive 1976) recently revealed he has Inclusion Body Myositis. Diagnosed 4 yrs ago when he noted weakness in his arms. Now on a big tour to raise funds for the Peter Frampton Myositis Research Fund at Johns Hopkins https://t.co/w1y9JO87K9

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The new Shingrix, (nonlive) recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) is shown to be highly cost effective, even if only one dose is given. https://t.co/gXAd1sY70K

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FDA approval of an oral colchicine Gloperba for Adult Gout Flares - is this really an advance? At what price? You dont need colchicine to manage most cases of gout -my opinion of course! https://t.co/YnPl4Qchjj

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Population cross sectional study from Israel analyzed 11,782 RA pts and 57,973 controls. Thyroid disease was increased in RA patients vs controls (16.0% v 11.7%, p < 0.001 HypoT4; OR = 1.42, 95% CI 1.34–1.50) and hyperthyroidism (OR = 1.26). https://t.co/f3UAeLOBGb

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Key features in distinguishing Adult onset Stills disease from Fever of unknown origin: Arthralgia, rash, sore throat, neutrophilia, ferritin >5xULN, LDH based on comparison study of 69 AOSD & 87 FUO pts. 3 or more fever peaks daily makes AOSD less likely. https://t.co/49X4GGludn

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Skin Findings of Dermatomyositis - a few here you may not know about including Holster sign, Psoriasiform changes in scalp, Gottrons sign & papules, heliotrope, Vneck shawl, periungual erythema, facial erythema, erythroderma, calcinosis. https://t.co/IKGSCQ04L1

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Metanalysis of 18 studies shows individuals with mult-site pain have a higher future risk for FALLS (OR = 1.74 (95%CI 1.57–1.93)). For high-quality studies, multisite pain pts have double the odds of a future falls. https://t.co/lZLl8z7SMk

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Nurses Health Study had 1528 incident #RA cases. Current smoking increased risk of seropositive (not Seronegative) RA (HR 1.47). Smoking cessation >10, >20, >30 yrs ago assoc w/ decreasing risk of seropos. RA, but risk still remains > 30 yrs (HR 1.30) https://t.co/1CsIcXtJ1I

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Prospective cohort study of 93 Systemic sclerosis patients with ILD; 2/3 had diffuse SSc. Half had PH diagnosis w/in 7 yrs of SSc onset, 83% Rx with ILD therapy, 83% Rx for PH. Survival rate for SSc-ILD and PH at 3 years after PH diagnosis was 91%. https://t.co/ZmOmWutwxq

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8.9% of systemic sclerosis pts were ANCA+, denoting a subset with increased risk of ILD (44.8% vs 21.8%, p < 0.001) and pulmonary embolism (8.6% vs 3.0%) in SSc. ANCA should be tested in SSc, as it identifies individuals with worse prognosis https://t.co/WhlEpxFdIG

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QD Clinic - New Changes to Gout Guidelines. Lessons from the clinic - a noncompliant gout patient needs to restart his gout drugs, what to do with febuxostat? https://t.co/XwaUewBjWS via @YouTube

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