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#osteoporosis baseline lab work should be completed to assess for secondary causes. DEXA is underutilized in men and should be considered especially in men with inflammatory disease
Baseline labs: CBC, BMP, PTH, vit D, TSH, urine ca, testosterone #ACR22 @RheumNow https://t.co/byXLQFpe3n
Catherine Sims, MD DrCassySims ( View Tweet)
#osteoarthritis pain is complex! @rheumarhyme
🔸pain sensitization - ⬆️responsiveness of peripheral nociceptors
🔸more severe pain on mov't
🔸assoc . w/ synovitis
#ACR22 @RheumNow #acrreview https://t.co/PbQOv6386W
sheila RHEUMarampa ( View Tweet)
2019 Reccs for #OA RX- educate, exercise and weight mgmt is cornerstone . Hyaluronic acid supplementation and stem cell, PRP injx not recc. #acr22 #acrreview @rheumnow https://t.co/v5w84z9eCu
TheDaoIndex KDAO2011 ( View Tweet)
What's the clinical use of imaging in #osteoarthritis?
👉Useful in atypical presentations, NOT required for dx
👉Always consider the view (particularly knees)
👉No evidence in predicting response to non-surgical tx
#ACR22 @RheumNow #acrreview https://t.co/nlRI1dbbud
sheila RHEUMarampa ( View Tweet)
#Exercise does NOT increase the risk for knee replacement but can provide a protective effect - Dr Scanzelloe on #OA @rheumnow #acr22 #acrreview https://t.co/a8Q1FLUvcw
TheDaoIndex KDAO2011 ( View Tweet)
Exciting time to be doing research in GCA! Over half a dozen ongoing RCTs
Challenging to recruit enough patients given (1) competing trials (2) reticence to join a trial when tocilizumab (standard of care) is available
#ACR22 #Vasculitis22 @RheumNow https://t.co/mJm69gH4N9
Mike Putman EBRheum ( View Tweet)
❗Encouraging weight loss in #osteoarthritis is really challenging! @rheumarhyme
But this slide👇 is reassuring and we can use it to motivate our patients.
#ACR22 @rheumnow #acrreview https://t.co/hUa56UfJPA
sheila RHEUMarampa ( View Tweet)
Short-term intra-articular steroids are effective (unclear- long term benefits) - no increase risk for knee replacement with repeat steroid injx #osteoarthritis @rheumnow #acr22 #acrreview https://t.co/MJHXWePF70
TheDaoIndex KDAO2011 ( View Tweet)
Nice summary slide of the recently published 2022 Classification Criteria for GCA and TAK!
Avalable free!
TAK: https://t.co/0aMVPvKgyE
GCA: https://t.co/s1aiFpq3r2
#ACR22 #Vasculitis22 @RheumNow https://t.co/x9ufxi7aco
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Mike Putman EBRheum ( View Tweet)
Medicare will cover #DXA testing for these diagnoses @RheumNow #acr22 #acrreview https://t.co/keZg0fxyz9
TheDaoIndex KDAO2011 ( View Tweet)
Dr Scher shares his algorithm Rx for #PsA in clinical practice #acrreview #acr22 @RheumNow https://t.co/0xB1KwpfW7
TheDaoIndex KDAO2011 ( View Tweet)
Did You Know? FDA relaxed warnings on #sarcoma with #Forteo- can use more than 2 years @RheumNow #acr22 #acrreview #osteoporosis https://t.co/Xzr6TZIlWN
TheDaoIndex KDAO2011 ( View Tweet)
Drug holidays for #osteoporosis RX but be note fracture risk may increase with these holidays- consider an anabolic agent during these times - Dr Tanner #acr22 @RheumNow #acrreview https://t.co/6XbpYD5D1X
TheDaoIndex KDAO2011 ( View Tweet)
Dr Tanner presents the features of AFF👇
It is rare, subtrochanteric in location and often appears w/n 5-10 yrs of BP use.
#ACR22 @RheumNow #acrreview #osteoporosis https://t.co/KbMJ4dXfpj
sheila RHEUMarampa ( View Tweet)
P1NP is a useful bone turnover marker that Dr. Tanner checks to monitor #osteoporosis therapy (if insurance covers it) - it is not affected by diurnal variation, food, renal function. #ACR22 @rheumnow #ACRReview
TheDaoIndex KDAO2011 ( View Tweet)
Here's a nice slide comparing Sjogren's disease and Sarcoidosis:
#ACR22 @RheumNow #acrreview #MedTwitter https://t.co/MQQx3GBl5f
sheila RHEUMarampa ( View Tweet)
Abbvie launching another upadacitinib phase 3 trial w/essentially zero preliinary data
I personally love this strategy; I think Phase 2's are an expensive waste of time
Better to go big and answer the question?
COI: I participate in SELECT-GCA
#ACR22 @RheumNow #Vasculitis22 https://t.co/fSs3xt8baA
Mike Putman EBRheum ( View Tweet)
QD Clinic - When to Worry About Malignancy and Myositis
Which myositis patients should you worry and screen for cancer?
https://t.co/bfT0rYNS45 https://t.co/cf59fdxBuC
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Tomorrow at 3 pm at #ACR22!
Join my session on Difficult to treat RA
- How do define it?
- What are the patient and synovial characteristics?
- How do we study it?
@RheumNow https://t.co/43UEJhYvRp
Eric Dein ericdeinmd ( View Tweet)
Does #COVID19 #vaccine work in #psoriaticarthritis? @RheumNow #ACR22 Abstract #0389
🤚 HR for infection and hospitalization similar between controls and PsA after 2nd vaccination
🤚#Enbrel (OR 2.39) and #JAKi (OR 9.90) higher risk of infection and hospitalization
Catherine Sims, MD DrCassySims ( View Tweet)