#UTSW Dr. Kermani - in GCA aortic aneurysm is late 5+ year finding https://t.co/6xNecnmIKJ

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6 years 8 months ago
#UTSW Dr. Kermani - in GCA aortic aneurysm is late 5+ year finding https://t.co/6xNecnmIKJ
#UTSW Dr. Kermani - in GCA 11% get large artery stenosis or aortic involvement,. Some need large vessel imaging

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6 years 8 months ago
#UTSW Dr. Kermani - in GCA 11% get large artery stenosis or aortic involvement,. Some need large vessel imaging
#UTSW Dr. Kermani - extracranial dz likes to do stenosis of the axillary or subclavian https://t.co/A6itLd2oUE

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 8 months ago
#UTSW Dr. Kermani - extracranial dz likes to do stenosis of the axillary or subclavian https://t.co/A6itLd2oUE
#UTSW Rheum Grand Rounds Dr. Tanaz Kermani on large vessel vaculitis https://t.co/YrasyfkwuY

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6 years 8 months ago
#UTSW Rheum Grand Rounds Dr. Tanaz Kermani on large vessel vaculitis https://t.co/YrasyfkwuY
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Knee Replacements Last 25 Years
6 years 8 months ago
UK registry reports that greater than 80% of total knee replacements can last for 25 years.The outcomes regarding the duration and durability of knee arthroplasties is sketchy, with many orthopedists projecting a 15 to 20 year survivial. Hence the need for an appraisal of the data.
QD Clinic - Inflammatory Hips
6 years 8 months ago
Xrays show isolated hip inflammatory arthritis
Novel new research shows that Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals activation of inflammatory pathways. MSU activates macrophages and fibroblasts to induce

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6 years 8 months ago
Novel new research shows that Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals activation of inflammatory pathways. MSU activates macrophages and fibroblasts to induced TAK1 (TGF-β-activated kinase 1) leading to amplified IL-1β-induced IL-6, IL-8, and CXCL5 https://t.co/hwWKH9qRCe
If you're going through hell, keep going. -Winston Churchill

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 8 months ago
If you're going through hell, keep going. -Winston Churchill
QD Clinic - The Problem with Pain
6 years 8 months ago
How do you Control Pain; Whats Your advice to patients?
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Antibodies Linked With COPD
6 years 8 months ago
Women who were seropositive for anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and ultimately went on to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were also at increased risk for being diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), analysis of data from the Nurses' Health Study showed.
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Book Review: “Great Health Care Value: Chronic Diseases, Practice Teams and Population Management”
6 years 8 months ago
The US healthcare market has evolved into an incredibly expensive system that often does not deliver good medical outcomes. While most of us know these problems exist, we rarely have up-to-date data or can offer alternatives to the way we manage care, especially to the chronically ill who consume much of our health care dollars. In their book, authors Tim Harrington, MD and Andrew Johnson, MS, MBA offer insights, evidence and experience on how
Prospectively study of neuropsychiatric (NP) events in1827 SLE - found that NP-SLE occured in 52%; with 31% directly attributed to SLE. Risk of NP-SL

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6 years 8 months ago

Prospectively study of neuropsychiatric (NP) events in1827 SLE - found that NP-SLE occured in 52%; with 31% directly attributed to SLE. Risk of NP-SLE was highest in the first 2 years (RR 6.16) and mortality risk was higher in NP-SLE pts ((16% vs 7%) https://t.co/03wfX5SxNm

Study of 260 TB patients treated with pyrazinamide or fluoroquinolones showed a higher risk of joint pain (mostly ankles knees) with FQN (29%) vs PZA

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 8 months ago

Study of 260 TB patients treated with pyrazinamide or fluoroquinolones showed a higher risk of joint pain (mostly ankles knees) with FQN (29%) vs PZA (17%); median latency was 55 days vs 138 days; half had hyperuricemia. https://t.co/ylc4Az0yOz

ENTRACTE trial studied the risk of major adverse CV events (MACE) in 3080 RA pts Rx with tocilizumab (TCZ) vs etanercept (ETN), and found no increase

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 8 months ago

ENTRACTE trial studied the risk of major adverse CV events (MACE) in 3080 RA pts Rx with tocilizumab (TCZ) vs etanercept (ETN), and found no increased risk of MACE in TCZ patients compared to ETN (HR 1.05 (95% condence interval 0.77–1.43). https://t.co/QxOlzfDcZD

"To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often" Winston Churchill

Dr. John Cush RheumNow

6 years 8 months ago
"To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often" Winston Churchill
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