Great Q&A re:VEXAS w/Marcela Ferrada When to suspect VEXAS? Male, MCV >100, Plt <200 Can you order genetics yourself? No. 😆 Any IMT that works? Require high dose steroid, partial response to TCZ, needs close f/u d/t possible neutropenia! How to refer to NIH? Slide!!! ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/UvUCFbvX2r

Tribute #RheumPix to a special time in San Fran for ACR 2015 w/ my dear Father,Dr. Kamal M. El Ramahi, MD, FACR -may he Rest in Peace. I was an IM Res then not yet settled on a specialty when he sweetly invited me...the Rheum seed began its blossom #ACR21 https://t.co/cp4eFCbTWl https://t.co/ayKAPi0WA2

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A study at #ACR21 by Charite-University Medicine Berlin researchers suggests taking tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) #biologics earlier in the course of disease could slow down spinal progression in #AxialSpondyloarthritis patients. https://t.co/lDkaMkOcez

#ACR21 - I don't remember the final count from ACR20, but 23k tweets🐦and 78.6 Million🔥 impressions have to be some type of record. @rheum_cat with over 1,600 tweets and counting. Don't forget the 𝐀𝐂𝐑𝟐𝟏 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐔𝐩 (𝟖𝐌𝟓𝟐𝟎) today at 6:00 PM. https://t.co/8qEMiorQCo

Join us now at the #ACR21 #COVID19 community hub to hear Kevin Winthrop and @RADoctor discussing about vaccines in patients with RMDs #ACRAmbassador https://t.co/LivAoLu810

Alcohol and MTX don't go along! In a cohort of 1000+ early RA Factors associated w/ 1️⃣Nausea Female OR 2 🍺 Alcohol OR 1.44 DAS28CRP OR 1.16 2️⃣Alopecia Age OR 4.87 🍺 Alcohol OR 1.98 HAQ score OR 1.62 #Abst1444 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/zZG6aFR1SX

👉HCQ dose < 400 mg/d are assc with SLE flare. Lower doses of HCQ may decrease risk of retinopathy. 👉For >80 kg (176 lbs), any dose < 400 mg/day is assc with increased odds of flare (HCQ blood levels not measured) Abst#1462 #ACR21 @rheumnow https://t.co/5tx3kruT8W

I will be at the Early Career community Hub in 5 minutes (at 5pm Eastern) with @DanielHSolomon discussing "How to Get Published" #ACR21

Dr. Furie thinks that pulse IV steroids are more effective than oral high dose steroids. If you use pulse IV, you can then use a lower oral dose of prednisone w/faster taper. Will he mandate pulse IV steroids w/his next trial? ...long pause.. No. #ACR21 @rheumnow

CBD for pain in hand OA/inactive PsA: - works in animal models (many things do) - other neg RCTs didn't use CBD itself - DBRCT: 12w continuous, n=136, min dropout Result: does absolutely nothing I bet big money it will be tried again & again @Joner_MD #ACR21 ABST1456 @RheumNow https://t.co/lZLVrgrKST

Dr Vela presents DB RCT on cannabidiol in hand OA and PsA. No effect seen. Abstr#1456 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/ck2eUx5Elz

The opening of #ACR21 Convergence was a hit for all who signed up and viewed in. The day included the presidential address by outgoing president Dr. David Karp (UT Southwestern) and a keynote talk and interview with Dr. Seema Yasmin (Stanford). Read more.. https://t.co/m98lrjFgS4 https://t.co/vKpCEDJiyx

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