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A matched cohort study from the Veterans Health Administration shows that rheumatoid arthritis patients have a >50% increased risk of lung cancer, and a 3-fold higher risk of lung cancer in RA-interstitial lung disease (ILD).Read Article
Romosozumab and Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Dr. Arthur Lau
Dr. Lau discusses abstract #2730 presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP annual meeting in Atlanta.
SJIA-associated ILD: Dr. Jonathan Hausmann
Dr. Hausmann describes a new inflammatory lung disease at the 2019 ACR/ARP annual meeting in Atlanta.
Lupus Pearls: Dr. Kathryn Dao
Dr. Dao reviews several lupus pearls presented by Dr. Michelle Petri at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
Panel Presentation: Gout
Drs. Jack Cush, Nicola Dalbeth, Ken Saag, and Robert Keenan discuss key presentations related to gout presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
Kanika Monga, MD DrKanikaMonga
5 years 1 month ago
2020 Gout Clinical Practice Guideline
‼️ For patients with gout where XOI, uricosurics and other interventions have failed to achieve serum urate target/ FREQUENT flares/ NON-RESOLVING tophi, strongly recommend switching to pegloticase over continuing current ULT
#ACR19 @RheumNow
Kanika Monga, MD DrKanikaMonga
5 years 1 month ago
2020 Gout Clinical Practice Guideline
‼️ For patients with gout where XOI, uricosurics and other interventions have failed to achieve serum urate target/ INFREQUENT flares/ NO tophi, strongly recommend AGAINST switching to pegloticase over continuing current ULT
#ACR19 @RheumNow
Kanika Monga, MD DrKanikaMonga
5 years 1 month ago
Myositis -
specific organ involvement
joints: MTX, rituximab, abatacept
lung: azathioprine, mycophenolate, rituximab
skin: mycophenolate
#ACR19 @RheumNow
Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate
5 years 1 month ago
Behcets - oral ulcers not NECESSARY for dx and 20% may present with uveitis. Revascularization not recommended for Takayasu as first line tx- get inflammation under control. Good skin biopsy needs fat to diagnose medium vessel vasculitis so go deep. Dr. West #ACR19 @RheumNow
Miguel Albanese alibafer
5 years 1 month ago
Estos mensajes son los que me gustan indicar y comprometer a nuestros pacientes que la indicación que lo mejora está en su modo de vida y no solo en un medicamento Los médicos son grandes educadores primero y luego prescriben https://t.co/BLKJ8Yytex
Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate
5 years 1 month ago
Dr. West’s pearls continued. GPA arthritis usually affects LE, is migratory + can be the first manifestation of vasculitis. #ACR19 @RheumNow #ACRbest
Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate
5 years 1 month ago
Pearls from Dr. West. GCA oral ulcers usually mid portion of lat tongue. If neutrophils or necrosis on TAB then could be ANCA vasculitis. For GPA scleritis use rituximab first. GPA can cause 7th nerve palsy + facial droop. #ACR19 @RheumNow #ACRbest
Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD
5 years 1 month ago
The amazing Metabolic Bone Disease expert, @CLDeal, recaps pearls on an important, under-diagnosed disease! #CleClinicRheum #ACR19 @abelsoa @RulaHajjAliMD @CCalabreseDO @LCalabreseDO https://t.co/dsMRpfzJFY
Hopkins Med News HopkinsMedNews
5 years 1 month ago
Laura Cappelli organized an open discussion at #ACR19 between oncologists and rheumatologists addressing the rheumatic problems seen in some patients on cancer-fighting check point inhibitors. https://t.co/iOtJq6gwh9
Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate
5 years 1 month ago
Dr. West’s #ACR19 pearls. Idiopathic orbital inflammation- think sarcoid, vasculitis, igG4-get biopsy. In IgG4 hypocomplementemia implies renal involvement, LN bx not useful but may also help rule out lymphoma or infection. @RheumNow
Dr. Antoni Chan synovialjoints
5 years 1 month ago
Results from2 anti-IL-17 agents Secukinumab and Ixekizumab in non-radiographic axial Spondyloarthritis poster #L2 and abstract #2729 is promising as treatment options for patients #ACR19 @RheumNow
