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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. Bad news for digitial ulcers in Systemic sclerosis, Readmissions in Lupus and Thrombocytopenia in APL patients.
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Join medical resident Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she visits three hospitals for inpatient rheumatology.
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Observational research presented at the British Society for Rheumatology meeting suggest that, based on the COVID-19 pandemic experience, reduced frequency of routine lab monitoring in patients receiving weekly methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was not associated with an increase in adverse outcomes.
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A crowd sourced, WikiGuidelines approach to clinical treatment guideline development for pyogenic osteomyelitis yielded 7 important clinical questions, 2 clear treatment recommendations and 5 topic reviews to inform future treatment or investigations.
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A 2-year safety study of bimekizumab, the dual IL-17A/F inhibitor, plaque psoriasis patients showed bimekizumab (BMK), to be effective, well tolerated, with no new safety concerns other than a modest risk of oral candidiasis.
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Tuesday Nite Rheumatology on 10 May 2022 featured session highlights from RheumNow Live 2022.
This webinar presented exerpts from these lectures along with audience Q & A
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Save the date! Join us on May 17th for Tuesday Night Rheumatology on Spondyloarthritis Spectrum. This webinar will feature lecture highlights followed by live audience Q & A.
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Dr. John Cush
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Bimekizumab's Favorable Safety Profile in Psoriasis
A 2-year safety study of BMK, the dual IL-17A/F inhibitor, plaque psoriasis patients showed BMK, to be effective, well tolerated, w/ no new safety concerns other than a modest risk of oral candidiasis.
https://t.co/84zS8VET6B https://t.co/aLvLmmTc93
Janet Pope
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#ClinicalPearl Autoantibodies in #Sjogren’s Syndrome include CCP and anticentromere - think of overlaps with #rheumatoid arthritis or lcSSc limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis #scleroderma #CCR22 #CCR2022 @RheumNow https://t.co/vrdbv640B5
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Risk factors for readmission among 132,400 #SLE hospitalizatiions included young SLE, AIHA (OR 1.86) GN (OR 1.41) pericarditis (OR 1.4), CHF(OR 1.38), Medicare (OR 1.2), Medicaid (OR 1.26). Most Readm Dxs were Sepsis, CHF, pneumonia https://t.co/Nr9bCGDaw0 https://t.co/THO6KT6dWV
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Systemic Sclerosis patients with Digital Ulcers used significantly more healthcare resources per year. Study of 104 SSc pts; w/ DU's had more severe disease, more tests, More HCP/Rheum visits, etc (p˂0.05) https://t.co/wWvrOye92c https://t.co/HsZfSrf5CV
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We had a great TNR this week. Playback now available in case you missed it.
This webinar presented excerpts from these lectures along with Q & A
Psoriatic Arthritis Guidelines
Drug Targeting in PsA
PsA Registries and Real World Data
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Early inflammatory arthritis pts (n=35,807; 86% White & 5,164 ethnic minority). Whites & minorities were equally seen by rheum <3 wks & started on Rx < 6wks, <inorities had less remission @3 mos (OR 0.79) or recv MTX 1st or steroids(0.68-0.63) https://t.co/rK7GLt5n1X https://t.co/uUwBBCnyGL
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Doctor Survey: how many Rheumatic/Autoimmune pts do you have on Evusheld (PrEP)?
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ASCORE: Seropositivity Favors Abatacept Drug Survival
The ASCORE study evaluated efficacy, safety, and drug retention (durability) of ABA in moderate-to-severe RA and found consistently better ABA durability in those who were seropositive.
https://t.co/n855mvkaoT https://t.co/1nCjL89Bfw
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Study of 218 primary APS w/ Thrombocytopenia in 74 (34%) - such pts had signif. more visceral venous thromboses (13.5% vs. 3.5%), hemolytic anemia (27% vs. 12%), low C3/C4 (26% vs 11%), & higher pregnancy morbidity (HR 8.0, p = 0.0006) https://t.co/U9drB3gWq2 https://t.co/0EwItMO9N1
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Making You the Expert of You! (Smart Rules for Patients)
You’ve scheduled an appointment with your medical provider - how do you make the most of it?
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Dr. John Cush
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Polygenic Risk Scores to Identfy Severe Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis
This study identified genetic risk variants from genome-wide association analysis of OA patients to calculate PRSs associated with subsequent need for joint replacement surgery.
https://t.co/65llG1nULF https://t.co/YQAJ9tIluF
Dr. John Cush
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New download available!
Smart rules for patients—a patient handout.
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Dr. John Cush
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Diagnostic Delays in Spondyloarthritis Still Prolonged
Previously quoted average delay in diagnosing axSpA may be improving as a recent UK study shows the mean average time to diagnosis in two different NHS trusts was between 5 and 6 years.
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