I recently heard of a secondary school assignment wherein students were challenged to “bury” a word that was no longer useful or appropriate. Their exercise has now evolved into an unofficial RheumNow task force to retire diagnostic terms that have grown into misuse in rheumatology and medicine.
How did we decide which words should perish? And by what criteria? Who has the final say?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Update to Axial Spondyloarthritis Guidance
EULAR and the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) has updated their guidance on axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) management.
https://t.co/iAUXrVp1P3 https://t.co/bHwjI6xJUq
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
New ACR/EULAR Guideline Expands RA Remission Definition
Newly released guidance for defining remission in RA is expected to increase the number of patients achieving it while maintaining its ability to predict good objective outcomes.
https://t.co/ZZN3kAGW8F https://t.co/iaYUvxYHMq
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
PSOAS study of 354 with long-standing ankylosing spondylitis & SI radiographic changes; but 23 lacked syndesmophytes. Lack of fusion was more likely in women & w/younger age of Sx onset. All were B27+, thus B27 may be assoc w/ SI dz, not spinal dz. https://t.co/QCyTCHjK6u https://t.co/gT3tFuZCDq
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
2022 ASAS-EULAR Guidelines for Axial Spondyloarthritis
Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) and EULAR have published their 2022 update and recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).
https://t.co/YI3ZKfaU9k https://t.co/4bbETabYaf
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Mayo Clinic Biobank matched case-control study (1:3) of 212 incident RA cases Active work physical activity lowered risk of RA (aOR 3.00), while 3-5 servings high-fat foods, fruits/vegetables lowered risk (OR 0.45; OR 0.54). https://t.co/PW6XRxzcDi https://t.co/wXnu9T55Yb
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
TNF inhibitors Dont Increase Cancer Risk! 4592 RA pts:TNFi Rx (2296) vs matched DMARD Rx (2296) pts. TNFi had a lower cancer risk than DMARD Rx (IR 6.5 vs. 15.6 /1000PYs]). TNFi had Lower HR GI CA (0.432), breast CA (0.146), GU CA (0.220) https://t.co/mf1g0LwjXR
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Predictors of serious infection (SIE) in SLE? A prior SIE conferred the highest risk of subsequent SIE. Study of 346 SLE pts shows SIE rate of 3.8/100 Pt-Yrs. Other risk factors:
Damage accrual, comorbidity, Dz activity, CTX use https://t.co/hvAtpTUPml https://t.co/QkJp7ssOUU
TheDaoIndex KDAO2011
4 years ago
Celebrating my 10,000 followers on TikTok. @Rheum101 is where I make videos teaching rheumatology to the general public in 3 min bites. Topics include #SLE #Steroids #RA #ANA #RheumLabs #DMARDS #biologics #JAKi #osteoporosis #PsA and more #RheumEducation #NotMedicalAdvice https://t.co/WEXspp5v28
Luis Caminal caminalm
4 years ago
Hematoinflammatory diseases https://t.co/3Xd76ab7yP
Pankti Mehta PanktiMehta24
4 years ago
⏫IgG4 🚫 IgG4 RD
Elevated IgG4 levels can be seen:
👉 Chronic infections like #tuberculosis
👉Lymphoproliferative malignancies
👉 Bronchiectasis, #asthma
👉 Primary sclerosing cholangitis
#RheumTwitter #MedTwitter #Rheumatology https://t.co/N3EDYjyFLf
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Dr. Jack Cush discusses the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow. This week more lupus nephritis, more drug induced lupus and more lupus infections that may kill.
https://t.co/cpOTUsok7e https://t.co/5Ew7Hr9Mcd
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
Join Dr. Jack Cush and Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh as they discuss, dissect and deliberate about data presented at the #ACR2022 meeting in Philadelphia.
https://t.co/0DOBvpsV6r https://t.co/T8VrFlu6xq
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
4 years ago
CONGRATS to Dr Jean Liew: from Bronte scholar to social media influencer https://t.co/f9ZrvxaPgB
