Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate
2 years 10 months ago
Do you know the 3 types of Y. Pestis plague? @AdamJBrownMD reviews the Bubonic, Pneumonic, and Septicemia plagues at #ACR22 @RheumNow. Most recently, there was an outbreak of Pneumonic plague in Madagascar in the 2010s!
Julian Segan JulianSegan
2 years 10 months ago
MEFV mutation protected against the plague. Protected against deactivation of inflammasome by yersinia pestis.
@RheumNow #ACR22 #rheuminations https://t.co/OqBay6Svdb
Eric Dein ericdeinmd
2 years 10 months ago
Ab0574 #ACR22: Osteoporosis in Men - Under-recognized? Under-Screened? Under-Diagnosed!
@AMollaeianMD: Retrosp study >65 yo
<1% M have DEXA compared to 7-10% in F in 2010, 2018, and 2021
Hip fx 4.1% F, 3% M
DEXA declined in M between 2010-2018, no change in 2021
🦴🦴🩻
@RheumNow https://t.co/LbmxLnIX1Q
Eric Dein ericdeinmd
2 years 10 months ago
In-person meetings are tough. Virtual meetings are tough. But hybrid meetings are logistical nightmares
Would've liked better WiFi and a live poster hall, but a HUGE credit to @ACRheum on planning a great #ACR22 hybrid meeting. Really amazing job
@RheumNow
The ability to prevent RA in individuals at risk is a holy grail in rheumatology. There is a long history dating back to the PROMPT trial of methotrexate and PRAIRIE trial of rituximab. Both otrials showed an effect, but it seemed more likely to be a delaying of RA than prevention or modulation. Framing it another way, there were better outcomes in pre-RA because we were actually treating RA as it emerged with a proven effective treatment. It is
sheila RHEUMarampa
2 years 10 months ago
GPA pts can have dacryoadenitis (ddx 👇)
where pt's lateral eye/s can be curved due to swelling.
How to examine? Use thumb to retract eyelid & reveal lacrimal gland underneath, ask pt to look medially
#ACR22 @RheumNow @rheumarhyme @doktora_ging @PhRheumaJr #RheumTwitter https://t.co/pJYMffhYWx
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 10 months ago
ACR Best Abstracts - Day 1
The RheumNow faculty reporters have been scouring the meeting and online presentations to find the best abstracts from ACR22. Here are some of their choice abstracts reported today on day 1 of ACR 2022 (#ACRbest).
https://t.co/ndSBqYszlo https://t.co/vOHtLTFux6
sheila RHEUMarampa
2 years 10 months ago
How can we differentiate statin-assoc autoimmune necrotizing myopathy from toxic statin #myopathy?🔎
Remember this important slide👇
#ACR22 @Rheumnow #acrreview https://t.co/hKMJuGDJWt
Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD
2 years 10 months ago
Abstr #0195 examined acceptance of Virtual Reality among pts w/ rheumatic diseases (RD)
- VR naïve & experienced were willing to use VR to manage their RD
- VR experienced pts had ↑ % of perceived usefulness & anticipated enjoyment of VR in dx and mgmt of RD
@RheumNow #ACR22 https://t.co/r7X8Kqp8UN
Richard Conway RichardPAConway
2 years 10 months ago
This year, as every year, at ACR (and EULAR) I am amazed by some of what are oral presentations vs what is in the posters. Please check out the poster sessions, there are some absolute gems in there! I will amplify the ones I find that I feel competent to discuss #ACR22
The RheumNow faculty reporters have been scouring the meeting and online presentations to find the best abstracts from ACR22. Here are some of their choice abstracts reported today on day 1 of ACR 2022 (#ACRbest).
Poster Hall