AS/Spondyloarthritis
The last day was jammed with important reports and research including the late breaking abstracts.
What imaging modality is best in GCA?
Dutch study: n=42
?GCA got all three of USS,…
A few things we know about opioids: use is common; it’s not efficacious in the treatment of spondyloarthritis; and, there is an opioid epidemic and its users are stigmatized.
Opioid use can…
Chronic back pain is one of the most common symptoms encountered in the outpatient setting. It affects a significant portion of the population, resulting in greater use of healthcare resources. The…
2 years ago
Curtis et al. Primary non-adherence to csDMARDs and b/tsDMARDs in RA/PsA/SpA. Medicare and commerically-insured patients. 20-44%! of new prescriptions not filled by 6 months. Higher for csDMARDs than b/tsDMARDs @RheumNow #ACR22 Abstr#2199 https://t.co/Pwg6GKu7Gg https://t.co/wPF0pu1UDa
2 years ago
Are your SpA pts planning on conceiving? Be careful with NSAID use
French study found age and NSAID use associated with longer time-to-conception.
Factors not associated: smoking, BASDAI score, DMARD use
#ACRBest Abs#1673 @RheumNow #ACR22 https://t.co/D63XTY7IB8
2 years ago
Ab1673 #ACR22: Time-to-Conception (T2C) in SpA
Prosp, observ
88F, 56 pregnancy
Subfertility in 45% F, T2C 16 mos
Risks: age, NSAID
Rx: NSAIDs (26%), steroids (9%), csDMARD (14%), biol (69%)
No control grp - Is it cause or correlate?
2020 Repro G/L rec d/c NSAID
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