When you give IA steroids for knee OA how long do you tell pts it will work for @RheumNow #ACR20 @CRASCRRheum abstr#1650

Plenty of great #telemedicine posters in "Measures & Measurement of Healthcare Quality" session! Abs#1584 reports telemedicine improves access to #rheumatology clinics & adherence, eg in those prev without adequate transport provision. #ACR20 @RheumNow https://t.co/KwVxqcqu7n

• Telemedicine Visits During COVID-19 Improved Clinic Show Rates - ACR Meeting Ab…

@uptoTate @RheumNow Agree. MD global is Often SJC taking into consideration activity severity and location of joints. Ex SJC of two ankles or knees is higher MD global than 2 MCPs. All N of SJC are not =. @RheumNow

Using a panel of urinary prtns, data from this study show transferrin, AGP1, ceruloplasmin, MCP1 & sVCAM1 are sig. ⬆in active LN pts. More studies req'd for confirmation. Utility in monitoring renal response to tx? @RheumNow #ACR20 abs1796 https://t.co/3Zicpz3uDd

IA steroids for knee OA did NOT ^ X-ray progression to TKR vs IA Hyaluronic acid! Data from 2 cohorts, n=792 knees. Similar X-rays for single & multiple injections of either Rx. Not Randomized but helpful! Abstr#1652 @RheumNow #ACR20 @CRASCRRheum https://t.co/1yzr5QkIzV

New PT-CDAI showed agreement w/ MD(DO)-CDAI at id-ing active vs. controlled RA. Results suggest that PT-based swollen joints were more c/w physician assessments than PT tender joint counts. Useful for telemed! #ACR20 @RheumNow @Janetbirdope #ABS0483 https://t.co/tozp9qBRXT

• Can a Clinical Disease Activity Index Based on Patient-Reported Joint Counts (P…

We need to work together with our patients to ensure medication adherence during this pandemic. 1⃣30% of 734 pts on DMARDs changed their med use during COVID 2⃣Med change without physician guidance 3⃣Changes resulted in ⬆️steroid use @RheumNow #ACR20 Abs#L05 https://t.co/n18zqed4wC

#ACRbest Largest to date cohort study of pregnancies in women w/ ILD showed no maternal deaths suggesting that women w/ ILD may not need to avoid conception or terminate pregnancies, but pts w/ severe ILD were at higher risk for poor pregnancy outcomes. #Abst1446 @RheumNow

Dr Castillo-Bustamante presents a human otopathological study demonstrating RA involvement of ossicular joints of middle ear. Is there a functional effect on hearing? @rheumnow @bososhea #ACR20 Abstr#1759 https://t.co/iWlKs2KdOW

Very low #vitaminD levels <20ng/mL are associated with renal insufficiency in patients with #SLE. Abs#1789 #ACR20 @RheumNow https://t.co/dBm3ZlQOso

• Time to Renal Insufficiency Based on 25(OH)-Vitamin D Levels - ACR Meeting Abst…

I recommend you don’t try this at home. Bariatric surgery may delay need for TKA in knee OA. Supports that et loss may help. Comparison study NOT RCT of 25 bariatric pts with knee OA compared to 28 with TKA abstr#1656 #ACR20 @RheumNow @CRASCRRheum

Dr Sanchez-Bilbao reports a study of 30 patients with LV GCA. Despite clinical remission with tocilizumab ongoing vascular inflammatory activity identified by PET in 70%. Significant implications for risk of tocilizumab withdrawal. @rheumnow #ACR20 Abstr#1921 https://t.co/f1isidSypn

There is hope for RA fatigue - improvements seen in F sex, non-smokers, lack of depression, high baseline fatigue. Abst#1737 @RheumNow #ACR20. Interested in role of exercise in the study. Smoking is BIG cause of fatigue, must address with fatigued RA pts.

Dr Winthrop reports on rates of influenza in RA in tofactinib clinical programme over 14-15 seasons. No significant differences in rates between tofa, ADA, MTX, and placebo. @rheumnow #ACR20 Abstr#L04 https://t.co/8RrG0I2Zwm

Kaleb Michauds study from the RA FORWARD registry shows, during the pandemic, significant medication changes (w/o MD consult) or appts. These observations show we were not prepared for this and that Rx suffered. #ACR20 Abstr#L05 https://t.co/vrDd0myGos https://t.co/JFUXItVdRQ

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