Not what I was expecting: patients reporting a diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis are overwhelmingly correct, and are correct about GPA vs MPA. If only we could say the same about lupus! Tanaz Kermani, Jason Springer, Peter Merkel et al #ACR19 ABST2635/2641 @RheumNow https://t.co/APcqg0e5fw

Quote of the day from David Borenstein at #ACR19 “Low back and neck pain are second only to the cold the most common affliction for mankind” @RheumNow https://t.co/MAX0TCXnqK

EAMs: I know there's published data but among Axial SpA patients you actually see, what is the most common EAM? @rheumnow #ACR19

A 55-year-old female found to have seropositive RA. Do you ever start a biologic first? -Emory: we would if we could get it approved for patients predicted to have severe erosive dz -Bathon: in women planning to become pregnant -Mikuls: not really @rheumnow #ACR19 https://t.co/UyeJKFTBJS

What happens to PET/CT after six months of steroids in GCA? Reduction in vascular uptake, but remnant uptake didn't correlate with future clinical flares. Role of serial PET/CT in GCA yet to be determined... @tonysammel @earlyARA #ACR19 2671 @RheumNow https://t.co/OwiqD9yMij

Do you add steroids to the initial treatment of patients with RA? -Bathon: in severe disease -Mikuls: a conversation you should have with your patients, depending on their goals @rheumnow #ACR19

We've been asking what happens intravascularly in GCA pts on TCZ. Five GCA pts with aortic complications on TCZ doesn't answer it, but just a reminder: TCZ is steroid-sparing, not disease-modifying. Don't take your eyes off the road! @KantonsspitalSG #ACR19 ABST2666 @RheumNow https://t.co/G9JM4QLXSH

Influenza vaccine highlights #ACR19 #whyivaccinate @RheumNow #cleclinicrheum https://t.co/NX4227Gmo9. https://t.co/iqljjr20nw

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Vaccination is the best mode of infection prevention. decrease frequency and severity in our patients who are at increased risk, yet vaccination rates remain so low! @LCalabreseDO @RheumNow #ACR19 #whyivaccinate

Abstr#1805 per-operative csDMARD or bDMARDs not associated with 30-day post-op infection, more studies needed to determine if we truly need to hold biologics for joint replacement surgery #ACR19 @RheumNow

What do you do when a patient with gout you are treating with allopurinol develops a typical allopurinol rash? #ACR19 @RheumNow

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Positive conventional Ab (ANA RF CCP) don’t seem to be the special sauce linking rheum irAEs with good onc response to ICI Rx, despite prev reports linking baseline Ab to survival https://t.co/5WjeYivviG @HSpecialSurgery prospective cohort @got_rheum #ACR19 ABST2157 @RheumNow

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Drop by my poster to say hi! Abst#2687 on large vessel vasculitis. Here till 11AM! PS I’m right by the donuts ;) @RheumNow #ACR19 https://t.co/glGINQdjqY

Drug PEARLs: TCZ can decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills. Cannabinoids decrease metabolism of warfarin. MMF absorption interfered by PPI. #ACR19 @RheumNow