Beyond the Needle: Redefining the Assessment of Lupus Nephritis

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Lupus nephritis is one of the most silent and severe manifestations of SLE. When not captured early, patients are at high risk of progressing to end-stage renal disease, which would require dialysis or transplantation. Renal biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis and disease classification. However, the procedure is invasive and very painful. Non-invasive measures are critical for early detection and continuous monitoring.

Difficult to Manage Axial Spondyloarthritis

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Studies show that patients with difficult-to-manage axSpA have a higher disease activity; however, the lack of a consensus definition led researchers and clinicians to utilize their own proposed definition, resulting in variability of the characteristics of non-responders.

@kekuchinad A#1689 PFT ref equations -> inequities in SSc ILD Predict FVC uses age, ht, sex & race - higher % pred values -> underdx Race-specific v neutral equations: More black pts meet trial eligibility (69/57%), immunos (56/40), lung t, (14/9) @RheumNow #ACR24 #ACRBest https://t.co/40PFmdk3Xv