COVID-19
3 years 5 months ago
Watch our video: Outcomes for Rheumatic Disease Patients with COVID-19: Dr Kathryn Dao ( @KDAO2011) discusses plenary abstract #0430 presented Friday at the #ACR20 annual meeting.
https://t.co/QgD90Ea4Ft https://t.co/tQiwmxjayK
3 years 5 months ago
Pfizer vaccine data potentially shows >90% effectiveness via @nytimes https://t.co/jwVkmbMaTL
As we inch closer to a possible vaccine for COVID-19, we are finally filling in the details on how the pandemic is affecting every aspect of our patient’s lives.
Are our rheumatic patients at…
COVID: DMARDs, Steroids, a Vaccine - and how long will this continue? Dr. Winthrop Discusses
Dr. Kevin Winthrop reviews all things COVID-related including abstract L01, steroids and DMARDs, vaccination status - and how long this pandemic will last.
3 years 5 months ago
About half (51%) of patients from the FORWARD registry in the US had at least one telehealth appointment during COVID-19 pandemic and most were satisfied with the appointment @RheumNow #ACR20 Abstr#1962 https://t.co/z38ilD1n8Q
3 years 5 months ago
Summary of #ACR20 part A:
- HCQ is not a problem in rheumatic dz pts in terms of causing QTc prolongation
- Anti-phospholipid ab are found in a majority of hospitalized COVID19 pts — the most prevalent of which were anti-PST abs that are not in the of criteria for APS
@rheumnow
Outcomes of COVID in Rheumatic Disease Patients: Dr. Eric Dein
Dr. Eric Dein reviews abstract L01 presented at the 2020 ACR annual meeting.
3 years 5 months ago
What was the effect of COVID-19 in axSpA patients? From @rheum_cat In the early phase of COVID-19 there was a higher levels of stress and anxiety leading to higher BASDAI scores @RheumNow #ACR20 Abstr#1884
3 years 5 months ago
Tocilizumab NOT effective in preventing mechanical ventilation or death in moderately ill COVID-19 pts.
Double-blind, Placebo, RCT (n=243)
@RheumNow #ACR20 Abs#L07 #ACRbest https://t.co/juSQRCnTeD
Does IL-6 blockade prevent mechanical ventilation or death in #COVID19? MGH study by Dr. Stone Abst#L07 graph shows no benefit @RheumNow #ACR20 https://t.co/DHfHYJCkod
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