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Best of 2023: Treatment and Management of Neuropsychiatric Lupus
At the 2023 ACR State of the Art conference in Orlando, Florida, Dr. Michelle Petri reviewed the treatment and management of neuropsychiatric lupus. Dr. Petri, a lupus expert from Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, reviewed the latest clinical and animal model studies that offer hope in treatment and gave wide-ranging pearls on a variety of issues that can be faced in this disorder.
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Best of 2023: Does Biologic Treatment in Psoriasis Reduce the Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis?
Retrospective claims analysis shows that psoriasis patients treated with either an IL-12/23 inhibitor or an IL-23 inhibitor had a lower risk of developing incident psoriatic arthritis, compared to TNF inhibitors or IL-17 inhibitors.
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StillsNow Podcast December 2023 - ACR23 Highlights
Dr. Jack Cush reviews selected AOSD & systemic JIA abstracts from the ACR 2023 Annual meeting held in San Diego, November 12th thru 16th.
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FDA Approves the first Actemra biosimilar- called tocilizumab-bavi (Tofidence) or BIIB800 (during development). This IV FORMULATION is approved for use in active RA, polyarticular JIA and systemic JIA. https://t.co/XdQ3D2McTF https://t.co/wnusToyZTG https://t.co/w8ooCCGrI0…
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Could Methotrexate Work in Hand Osteoarthritis? Lancet reports the results of the METHODS study from Australia where hand osteoarthritis (HOA) patients benefitted from 6 months of methotrexate (MTX) - as long as there was MRI synovitis! https://t.co/TnvhGUiWuw https://t.co/FfnC63nBSa
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Full Read review of #PMR in Lancet:
- Start @ 12·5–25mg prednisone qd
- Remission in most but, relapses in 40–60%
- Onset sudden; AM stiffness predominates; Shoulders>Pelvic
~50% have distal MSK Sxs
- US: look for B/L sub-acromial/deltoid bursitis https://t.co/NwrbdMMdLU https://t.co/eRls0fLMJs
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Gout Flare Prophylaxis - Colchicine or NSAIDs?
A new study suggests that colchicine, more so than non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) prophylaxis, may increase the odds of adverse events, when initiating allopurinol for gout. https://t.co/mZZxTIUeQq https://t.co/43COjhNXUf
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#RNL2023
Dr. Stanley Cohen: possible adverse effects of JAKi
-Herpes zoster, other infections
-Malignancy
-Occasional cytopenias
-LFTs (with DMARDs)
-Incr Cr or CPK
-Acne
-Incr lipids
-GI perf
-VTE
Which do you counsel with your patients? https://t.co/wOZh9qGQZD https://t.co/ODNcDHp1iU
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AOSD: Young vs. Elderly Onset AOSD is an autoinflammatory condition characterized by fevers, arthritis, & rash. It is considered an orphan disease because of its low prevalence - reported anywhere between 16 to 40 per ten million. https://t.co/gvbPkeq2sH https://t.co/J25U6rWNTy
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JAMA: cutaneous hallmarks of dermatomyositis. Printable Patient education overview. https://t.co/S7MaAz6fX2 https://t.co/5ETcQRz8Fd
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SGLT2 Inhibitors Reduce Gout Flares and CV Events. A cohort analysis shows that gout patients initiating sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) had lower serum urate levels and fewer gouty flares requiring ED visits or hospitalizations. https://t.co/laOh4CsZ8Z https://t.co/6oas9AWc8j
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Are you up-to-date with the relationship between SpA, its comorbidities, and how it impacts patients? Review this update showcasing a present overview of this topic.
Sponsored by Novartis Medical Affairs. https://t.co/zirCeZ0Fgh https://t.co/HIwVNoV94H
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Rheumatoid vasculitis (RV) metanalysis: RV decreased from 9.1 (1988-2000) to 3.9 (2001-2010) per million. RV risk increased w/ smoking, disease duration, seropositivity, males, HLA-DRB104, HLA-C3. Common: skin (65–88%), CNS(35–63%), cardiac (33%) https://t.co/gBxd9EIvo2 https://t.co/NFMSkeAq5d
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A double-blind, sham-controlled RCT of auricular vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) showed NO meaningful improvement in 101 RA completers. @week 12, ACR20 was 25% for VNS vs 27% for sham (NS). Also NS was change in DAS28-CRP (–0.95 vs –0.66)(p 0.06) https://t.co/n4e564a3gN https://t.co/mnVliEuafK
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Plantar Fasciitis study of 180 PF patients shows no clinically meaningful difference between pts treated with patient advice plus heel cup alone (PA) versus PA and lower limb exercise (PAX) versus PAX plus corticosteroid injection (PAXI) https://t.co/X5Q1MlmkzW https://t.co/NtbLQv6b2q
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RheumNow Live 2024 is nearly here!
Among our 25 speakers, Dr. Weber will cover Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic - Identifying CV Risks. Dr. Guma will cover Nutrition in RA. Dr. El Gabalaway will cover the Prevention of RA, all in a session on Success in RA.
https://t.co/5kq9KReEsJ https://t.co/L2GiR8Upqn
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AOSD: Young vs. Elderly Onset AOSD is an autoinflammatory condition characterized by fevers, arthritis, & rash. It is considered an orphan disease because of its low prevalence - reported anywhere between 16 to 40 per ten million. https://t.co/vY1yZUX25S
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Best of 2023: PMR: glad or bad tidings?
“Life was turned upside down overnight” – PMR patient.
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Best of 2023: EULAR/ACR Guidance on Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis/Macrophage Activation Syndrome
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Best of 2023: Cost-Effective Use of Biological and Targeted Synthetic DMARDs
An international task force of 13 European experts have developed evidence-based points to consider regarding the cost-effective use of biological and targeted synthetic disease.
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