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RheumNow Podcast – Quackademia (10.15.2021)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the FDA approvals, news and the latest journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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RheumNow Podcast – Modern Treatment of RA Pregnancy (6.25.2021)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews this week’s news and journal reports featured on RheumNow.com.
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RheumNow Live 2021 Now Available for All
RheumNow Live (RNL) for 2021 was held March 20 - 21 in Fort Worth, TX, and now all can partake in the meeting - by video, podcast or by signing up for Tuesday Nite Rheumatology (TNR).
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@DrDDRheum presents on uveitis in SpA. AxSpA>PsA, 30% vs 7.6%. PsA: B27+⬆️ risk, smoking ⁉️ and DMARDs protective. AxSpA: Elevated CRP⬆️ risk, biologics protective. Abstr#0064 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/psw20RGDst
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ICYMI: Risk of anterior uveitis w/ secukinumab is equal to etanercept; but both inferior to mAb TNFi (infliximab, adalimumab) ~ 5000 Rx starts, AU risk/100PY = SEC 6.8; ETA 7.5; INFLIX 2.9; ADA 4. SEC has a 2.3 fold greater risk than ADA/INFX https://t.co/DB9G2mz4mN https://t.co/91FbwCYsmj
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Prescribe antimalarial dosages at 5 mg/kg/d or less.... A baseline retinal exam w/ optical coherence tomography should be performed w/in 6 mos...to rule out confounding Dz. Pts at low risk for retinopathy do not require annual screening until 5 years.. https://t.co/l3sCxOJLNJ
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500 Turkish pts from 4 pediatric rheum clinics. Oligoart. JIA (oJIA) was most common (39%), then enthesitisJIA (ERA-23%), RF neg polyarthritis (16%), RF+ poly (2.2%), Systemic JIA (16%), juvenile PsA (5.2%). Uveitis most common in oJIA (13%), then ERA (5%) https://t.co/a7O1RBM1xJ https://t.co/woSafvVsmA
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ICYMI: One of our top June videos
WATCH: Is blindness with Tocilizumab in GCA a worry?
Dr. David Liew ( @drdavidliew ) weighs in. #EULAR2021
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Top 10 things you should know about THE EYE in your rheumatology practice @CRASCRRheum
#uveitisclinic
#uveitisrheumatologyclinic
#kensingtoneyeinstitute https://t.co/SqRKOYa2N0
Vanessa Ocampo - MD DrDDRheum ( View Tweet)
Study of 33 RCTs, 4544 pts Rx w/ either IL-17 or TNF inhibitors finds lower risk of UVEITIS with anti-TNF mAb (vs PBO OR = 0.46; vs IL-17i OR = 0.34. IL-17 inhibitors are not protective against uveitis https://t.co/AIxgI2qhq9
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WATCH: Is blindness with Tocilizumab in GCA a worry?
Dr. David Liew ( @drdavidliew) weighs in. #EULAR2021
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The Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register looked at risk of ant.uveitis (AU). From 4851 starting secukinumab (456) or TNFinhibitor (4395 ), there was higher AU risk w/ SEC (adj HR 2.32; 1.16-4.63) & ETN (1.82;1.13-2.93) (ADA as referent) https://t.co/j06MtKedYU
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Video: Prevalence of Long Term HCQ in Retinal Toxicity: Dr. Kathryn Dao (@KDAO2011 )
Dr. Kathryn Dao reviews abstract OP0133, "The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Retinal Toxicity Associated with Long-Term Hydroxychloroquine Use", presented at #EULAR2021.
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#EULAR2021 - Key points from Dr. Mease's oral abstract:
⭐️AxSpA pts were younger & more likely to be male & have a hx of uveitis & IBD
⭐️AxSpA pts had less exposure to prior therapies relative to axPsA pts
⭐️AxSpA assoc w/ > spinal pain regardless of b/tsDMARD status
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Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD ( View Tweet)
#EULAR2021: SpA pts w/ predominant axial phenotype tended to be HLAB27+ & have uveitis whereas those w/ predom peripheral phenotype tended to have arthritis, dactylitis, or psoriasis & fit a clinical dx of axSpA & psSpa (incl psA) respectively per this observat study. @RheumNow https://t.co/E5UTbc6Sqb
Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD ( View Tweet)
Dr Sanchez-Bilbao presents surprising data that tocilizumab may improve even permanent vision loss in GCA @RheumNow #EULAR2021 Abstr#OP0065 https://t.co/oFGNZ04oKr
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#LupusAwarenessMonth
Dr. Kathryn Dao - Risk of Hydroxychloroquine Retinal Toxicity
From ACR 2020
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#RNL2021 coverage from Dr. Rachel Tate @uptoTate
Dr. Robert Wang: 91% of uveitis is non-infectious and located in the front of the eye - "anterior uveitis/iritis." 50% of anterior uveitis patients are +HLA B27! #RheumNow
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#RNL2021 coverage from @uptoTate
"Dr. Robert Wang: 91% of uveitis is non-infectious and located in the front of the eye - "anterior uveitis/iritis." 50% of anterior uveitis patients are +HLA B27! "
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Great coverage of #RNL2021 from Dr. Robert Chao @doctorRBC
Fascinating talk by Dr. Robert Wang on uveitis. Pearls:
-Anterior uveitis with hypopyon, will be B27+
-Hypopyon can be 2/2 Behcets and endopthalmitis
-work up for Uveitis: B27, ACE/CXR, syphilis test
#RNL2021 https://t.co/9DdNaAt7lx
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