Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Rheums: Got a Rheumatology question or case for Jack Cush? Record it here and we'll feature it on an upcoming podcast. Tell us your name and where you practice rheumatology.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
News Feature: Lupus Activity Affects Mortality
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Good Patient Focused overview of Raynauds phenomenon vs Raynauds disease. Not all blue fingers are Raynauds! "Diagnosing and treating Raynaud’s disease" https://t.co/4aKgu2Ika7
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
CARD8 SNP rs11672725 (OR 3) may be a Genetic Variant for AdultStill’s Disease. AOSD has unregulated NLR3 inflammasome activity. Study of 66 AOSD & 128 controls, showed AOSD to have low CARD8, higher caspase-1, IL-1β and IL-18; more systemic Sxs https://t.co/rpypR4cLfM
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Hydroxychloroquine related hyperpigmentation appears as Blue or black discoloration of skin or mucosa, occurs in 7-30%; Recent report says ~5%; Risk factors include steroids, bruising, anti-coagulants and trauma - theyr slow to resolve if you D/C https://t.co/aTSBopIEQN
Robert B Chao, MD doctorRBC
5 years 5 months ago
Dr. J Curtis discussing ACR’s COVID Vaccine guidance.
Testing for antibodies may not be necessary at this time as common lab tests differ in what they target. #RNL2021 https://t.co/Xd0DYiwZEg
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Sign up for our Tuesday Night Rheumatology this week featuring lectures and talks presented at RheumNow Live 2021. #RNL2021
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Coconspirators: RA and Lung Disease
Download this week's RheumNow podcast, where Dr. Cush reviews the news and journal articles for the last week.
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Dr. Rachel Tate uptoTate
5 years 5 months ago
Clinical pearl: Bisphosphonates can cause posterior iritis (consider this in patients with negative labs and long term use of bisphosphonates.) Dr. Wang #RNL2021 @RheumNow
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Lilly has reported clinical success with Baricitinib (JAK inhibitor) in patients with alopecia. Two studies (BRAVE-AA1 and BRAVE-AA2) show statistically significant improvement in scalp hair regrowth with baricitinib compared to placebo. https://t.co/D0GE2cSzDZ
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
Register for Tuesday Night Rheumatology.
This will feature excerpts from:
Future Therapies in RA - Dr. Roy Fleischmann
Difficult RA - Dr. Maya Buch
RA Treatment Paradigms: EULAR 2019 and ACR 2020 Guidelines - Dr. Alan Matsumoto
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
"Lupus panniculitis appears like this and feels like wood! But... don’t forget about ddx of possible subcutaneous panniculitic T-cell lymphoma. #RNL2021"
Thanks Dr. Robert Chao @doctorRBC for the great #RNL2021 coverage.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
News Feature: BSRBR: Demyelinating Disease Following Anti-TNFα Therapy
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
5 years 5 months ago
#RNL2021 coverage from Dr. Rachel Tate @uptoTate
Dr. Robert Wang: 91% of uveitis is non-infectious and located in the front of the eye - "anterior uveitis/iritis." 50% of anterior uveitis patients are +HLA B27! #RheumNow
Each one-unit increase on a disease activity score during the first year after enrollment into a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort was associated with a significant increased risk for death and organ damage during subsequent follow-up, researchers reported.
