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Best of 2023: Treatment and Management of Neuropsychiatric Lupus

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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?

d Jack Cush, MD

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

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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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Best of 2023: ACR Guidelines for Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatic Conditions

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The American College of Rheumatology released summaries of two new guidelines for the Screening and Monitoring of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease and for the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases.

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Best of 2023: EULAR/ACR Guidance on Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis/Macrophage Activation Syndrome

d Jack Cush, MD

A EULAR/American College of Rheumatology task force has established evidence based, up-to-date guidance and expert opinion on the evaluation, management and monitoring of patients with Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), with the primary intent to halt disease progression and prevent life-threatening complications from HLH/MAS.

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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. https://t.co/l7jZei5Kfm https://t.co/Ct3qlHd34P

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Best of 2023: EULAR/ACR Guidance on Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis/Macrophage Activation Syndrome https://t.co/QQ2IEEMQVy https://t.co/M4NHkasFz6

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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. https://t.co/UAlpww3fmi https://t.co/NpkTgwDuRl

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Best of 2023: New Laboratory Insights for the ANA+ Consult A new study suggests that use of ELISA assays for CXCL-10 and IFN-α can predict which ANA+ individuals may progress to developing a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD) https://t.co/5RgA143wLb https://t.co/JZU7ZX3Gty

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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/Hw9RECWYg5 https://t.co/A5JMCSpl0D

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Time to Risk Stratify Methotrexate Lab Monitoring? A longitudinal cohort analysis has developed a prognostic model that informs a risk stratified approach to monitoring blood tests during long term methotrexate (MTX) therapy. https://t.co/R2TOzSO6cx https://t.co/XY3XEkSCT6

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RA and cancer risk in the biologic era RA is known to be historically associated with site specific cancers, especially lung skin and lymphomas. This risk was described as likely to be supported by chronic systemic inflammation before the biologic era. https://t.co/ZOWFKTg3l3 https://t.co/1VLWgxVb0W

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Chronic Pain Management tools 1 Medication 2 Physical Therapy 3 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy 4 Mindfulness Meditation 5 Acupuncture 6 Massage 7 Heat/Cold 8 TENS 9 Yoga/Tai Chi 10 Support groups https://t.co/VBvYR8VK16

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FDA Approves Colchicine for CV Prevention. The FDA has approved colchicine for cardiovascular prevention in adults with established atherosclerotic disease or multiple risk factors, making it the first anti-inflammatory medicine with such an indication. https://t.co/g6j9yvl1n2 https://t.co/RUip1o4MYZ

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Best of 2023: 2023 ACR/EULAR Criteria for Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease The prevalence of radiographic chondrocalcinosis is estimated to be 4% to ≥10% in older adults, but the prevalence of symptomatic CPPD disease is unknown. https://t.co/gsCtfHzn4Z https://t.co/lIaf36epZY

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Best of 2023: How Being a Patient Taught Me to Be a Better Doctor Since I can remember, I always wanted to be a doctor. My dad was a trauma surgeon and my mom a nurse. https://t.co/JE4QoJy4jp https://t.co/jrJoqRD30P

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