Dr. John Cush RheumNow
6 years 7 months ago
Cohort study shows that RA pts who develop ESRD incur cardiac events sooner than the general population. However, RA is not an independent risk factor for all-cause or cardiovascular mortality in ESRD. https://t.co/9Vj6UPkAHM
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
6 years 7 months ago
Study of 199 pts shows ncreased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in rheumatoid arthritis pts (based on polysomnography) with moderate-to-severe OSA (AHI ≥ 15) in 23% https://t.co/tGGa8dGyrG
QD Clinic - 7 DMARDs and Counting
What DMARD do you Choose when Many have Failed?
A cohort analysis of the Nurses' Health Study suggests that asthma and COPD are associated with increased risk for incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA), independent of smoking- thus airway inflammation may be an important factor in the evolution of pre-cllnical RA.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
6 years 7 months ago
45 SLE transverse myelitis pts compated to SLE neuromyelitis optica pts (NMO). SLE-TM frequently had fever, anticardiolipin Abs and lupus anticoagulant. NMO had lower incidence of rash, serositis, renal Dz less abnormal serologies (dsDNA, C3, Sm) https://t.co/JHN3b6qoKz
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
6 years 7 months ago
Johnston County OA Project (1999–2015) found 327/800 with Xray hand OA (rHOA) - they were older, more often white and female. Women were more likely than men to have incident HOA, particularly for DIP rOA. HOA more frequent in whites vs AA https://t.co/wdXlrNqsIG
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
6 years 7 months ago
Serum aldolase serves as a useful marker for diagnosis and assessment of disease activity in patients with adult-onset Still's disease. https://t.co/K1Z8uqLwML
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
6 years 7 months ago
"There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true." - Winston Churchill
Seasonal variations in symptoms -- commonly reported by patients with rheumatic diseases -- were not observed in a large cohort of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome, French investigators found.
QD Clinic - Derm Alone
Do you Comanage Psoriatic Disease with a Dermatologist?
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
6 years 7 months ago
CDC reports 16,000 deaths & 280,000 hospitalization from the2019-20 influenza. US Corona -just 2 deaths and 22 infected; means you should be 8000-100,000 times more worried about the FLU - NOT CORONA. Remember EBOLA, SARS, ZIKA - alot of press but no US IMPACT. Turn off your TV.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
6 years 7 months ago
Todays QD Video https://t.co/k5D2xmRhRX is also a podcast https://t.co/HzlY18qoEN about what to do when noncompliance gives you a brain fog.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
6 years 7 months ago
RAPPORT registry studied 162 pts w/ RA & PsA w/ 234 pregnancies. 1/3 had fewer children than desired. 63 preg after Dx - 2/3 had good control during pregnancy but 3/4 flared w/in 3 mos postpartum; & 35% of pregnancies conceived on biologics https://t.co/Vg8OaRLfyt
QD Clinic - Less is Dangerous
What to do when blinded by noncomplianc!
In a study of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, JAMA reports that serum folate level of greater than 4.3 ng/mL was associated with lower CV mortality risk.
A cohort study from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994) and 2011 compared assess the risk of CV mortality in 683 RA patients based on their serum folate levels.
