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Serologically Active, Clinically Quiescent SLE

d Jack Cush, MD

Lupus management is guided by assessment of both clinical and serologic features; but what happens with the patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) serologically active, but clinically quiescent (SACQ)?  A large cohort study shows that nearly one-third of such patients may flare

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Clues to Survival and Mortality with VEXAS Syndrome

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New research to be presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows a relationship between genotype, bone marrow failure and survival in patients with the rare autoinflammatory disease VEXAS syndrome, which was only identified in 2020.

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Early RA cohort (CATCH) 1891 early RA, 30% Rx oral steroids as bridge therapy; but 30% of these did not taper or D/C steroids after 24 mos. Early GC use assoc w/ age, unemployment, high Dz activity, later biologic use. https://t.co/dva1A6QHAk

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Large GWAS Study Reveals Genetic Basis for Osteoarthritis Phenotypes https://t.co/6pR5FInBBA https://t.co/B95HHzLDzk

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Systematic review of dietary interventions for RA - 30 RCTs, 1063 pts; Pain was most reported outcome, sporadic studies showed occ. lowering of ESR, CRP, TNF, Plts, Igs, etc. Few studies show Anti-inflammatory diets may effective lowering DAS in RA https://t.co/B46NrVkwcK

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ICYMI: ACR publishes a "White paper on Antimalarial Cardiac Toxicity"- reviewing drug hx,indications, effects & rare risk of arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities, cardiomyopathy, QTc prolongation. torsade de pointes. No evidence for routine ECG monitoring https://t.co/2aemSKzk3T https://t.co/4CrqO0OKlz

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ICYMI: The Sacroiliac Joint - some call this a symphysis, but it is an "amphiarthrosis", or sliding joint, with minimal movement; Only the lower 1/3 of the joint is synovial lined -- this is where one should look for sacroiliitis. https://t.co/8uD13h2qHZ https://t.co/D3UERVXrgX https://t.co/2DToXTQCi5

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ICYMI: Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Fail in Ankle Osteoarthritis https://t.co/Fmf8f2C3Y4 https://t.co/8Tw4fAhREd

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ICYMI: Systematic review of dsDNA studies (byfluorescence immunoassay) included 1977 total patients, 47% with SLE == over all dsDNA had >90% for specificity and a pooled specificity of 94.7% (95% CI 91.67%-96.67%) https://t.co/Nk8h9fDYpE https://t.co/RcmewQpN7B

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Way to Go (big) Seoyoung!! https://t.co/G59UTTMTIb

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Primary care docs: please remember that it is not enough just to treat the acute gouty episode. This truly is a chronic debilitating disease #MedEd #gout https://t.co/lXTIqZXA1m

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Beautiful, isn’t it? https://t.co/Ga0840KBcW

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If you see a patient with fatigue and arthralgias please screen for depression before you order a battery of serologies. Pain is a common feature of depression #MedEd https://t.co/0FCugZRbgI
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ICYMI:New Download Available! FDA EUA for Baricitinib in COVID https://t.co/yTQLb7DDvR https://t.co/p6NPCXa0Fn

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