Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 9 months ago
Curious, mind-bending Rheumatologists who like to teach....go to https://t.co/4UQlqwujiR
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 9 months ago
JAMA study shows that when drug companies increased their opioid marketing budgets by just $5.29 per 1,000 population, the number of MD opioid prescriptions went up 82% and opioid deaths increased 9%. https://t.co/4FAr53gH17
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 9 months ago
The Weekly RheumNow Podcast is up - FDA hearings, anakinra in crystal arthritis, SSc renal crisis predictors & lower mortality in lupus nephritis. Watch here https://t.co/Ph5IK9syqw or listen at iTunes or here https://t.co/EVBAszEb9J
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 9 months ago
For what reason have you "fired" or discharged a patient from your clinic
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 9 months ago
Curious, mind-bending Rheumatologists who like to teach....go to https://t.co/4UQlqwujiR
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 9 months ago
CDC reports that opioid overdoses are more likely to kill Americans than car crashes. Themotor vehicle death rate =11.5 per 100,000 in 2017 (use to be 15.2) vs opioid overdose deaths of 14.9 per 100,000 in 2017 (up from 2.9 in 1999). https://t.co/n8cFgvKyGu
QD Video - Non-Traumatic Hemarthrosis
QD Videos from RheumNow.Live
Persistent Knee effusion with Hemarthrosis - the possibilities..
Lessons from the clinic by Dr Jack Cush
58-year-old woman with a history of hypothyroidism presents with a 2-week history of joint pain and swelling in her right knee, which became migratory and later affected the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints of her fingers; this followed a series of others being sick in the household.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 9 months ago
CARRA legacy registry of 631 pts with Juvenile Dermatomyositis finds 13% with current or past calcinosis; Calcinosis was associated with longer durations of disease prior to Dx, lipodystrophy, joint contractures, and treatment with IVIG or RTX https://t.co/x8NstBdptc.
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, articles and FDA Panel discussions from the past week.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
7 years 9 months ago
For what reason have you "fired" or discharged a patient from your clinic
QD Video - Enthesopathy-Related Arthritis
QD Videos from RheumNow.Live
Enthesitis in a 14 yr.old - management and evolutionary possibilities
Lessons from the clinic by Dr Jack Cush
There seems to be both hope and uncertainty regarding the use of weekly methotrexate (MTX) in giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients whom need to limit their glucocorticoid use. While well done clinical trials have shown no certain efficacy, data suggesting MTX benefits comes from small trials, anecdotes and clinical experience.
