Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Recent review of AOSD suggests: - AOSD & SJIA are the same - Classify dz as systemic or articular - #MAS occurs in up to 23% - Yamaguchi & Fautrel criteria are widely used - Cytokines important: IL-1, IL-6, IL-18, IL-37 - only Canakinumab is FDA-approved https://t.co/4ERA56Wqcb https://t.co/FkIWxIrwxX
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
NICE Guidelines on Gout Diagnosis and Management
NICE (UK) has systematically reviewed current medical evidence and delivered a set of recommendations with consideration of cost effectiveness.
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The diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) can be informed by the 2017 EULAR/ACR classification criteria, but their utility in patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) and anti–melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (anti–MDA-5)–positive IIM is less certain.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Risk of TNFi-related psoriasis in 5088 TNFi Rx children w/ IBD, JIA, or CNO. Compared to non-TNFi exposed, kids on TNFi had an increased PSO risk w/ ADA (IRR 2.70; 1.53-4.75), infliximab (2.34) or etanercept (2.21) & not incr w/ DMARD use https://t.co/MyjLfeoChq https://t.co/A3JJUA1AaM
Brown Journal of Hospital Medicine BrownJHM
4 years ago
Cranial nerves exam (unknown source) #BJHM #Neurotwitter #Medtwitter #MedEd #medstudents https://t.co/NnUx6tGERn
Eric Topol EricTopol
4 years ago
New data at today's CDC/ACIP meeting on vaccine effectiveness vs BA.5 wave hospitalizations, all adults
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Less protection for both 3rd and 4th dose vaccines compared with the prior wave (BA.2, BA.2.12) https://t.co/JTichjw2I3
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Calling All Rheumatology Fellows! Join the ACR Fellows-in-Training Subcommittee https://t.co/FSyMjVieAD
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Gout: diagnosis and management—summary of NICE guidance https://t.co/zOdPzGtqg7 https://t.co/N7CJ23vLND
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
OPTION-DM study of 140 diabetic neuropathy pts Rx for 16 weeks w/ one agent (& if no response) an add-on agent. At wk 16, all 3 regimens lowered nerve pain score from 6.6 to 3.3 w/ no difference between Elavil+Lyrica, Lyrica+Elavil, o Cymbalta+Lyrica) https://t.co/rijJyq1DYL https://t.co/NwHF6xuF0j
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Prevalent Sleep Problems in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Data from Data FORWARD (The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases) reveals that nearly two-thirds of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have self-reported sleep problems.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Disease Activity Scoring in AOSD
AOSD or sJIA can have dramatic symptom severity, making it easy to gauge disease activity and response to therapy, especially at the outset. However, a validated measure of disease activity has not been agreed upon.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
ANA Increasing? Part of the NHANES survey, ANA (IIF on HEp-2 cells) was performed on 13,519 in 3 periods: 1988-1991, 1999-2004, and 2011-2012. ANA+ was
11% 1988-1991
11.4% 1999-2004
16.1% 2011-2012 (P <0.0001)
Meaning ~22.3, ~26.6, &~41.5 mil had +ANAs https://t.co/vWYJci3uDV https://t.co/SEIbrYRoRJ
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
SURPRISED? Psoriasis pts have a known increased risk of CV disease. But did you know several papers & metanalyses show increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in PSO (HR 1.30), worse w/ dz activity; lost w/ age, female, DM? https://t.co/UssLZsBJle https://t.co/ESGK8fjjJk https://t.co/CBBYZRCjCA
Benjamin Terrier TerrierBen
4 years ago
Anti-PM-Scl connective tissue diseases - By Paul Breillat (Fellow in Internal Medicine, Paris, France) #connective #scleroderma #myositis #PMScl #InternistAcademy https://t.co/P727E4ddzz
