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N Zealand Rheum Assn audit of 355 new seropositive pts referred, saw 65% starting DMARDs w/in 6 wks. DMARD starts were

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N Zealand Rheum Assn audit of 355 new seropositive pts referred, saw 65% starting DMARDs w/in 6 wks. DMARD starts were linked rurality & the # of rheumatologists. If there was 1 Rheum FTE/100,000 population, 80% were on DMARDs <=6wks https://t.co/8OvniRQt1I https://t.co/TsgegOJ9ZG
US News & World Report Top US Med Schools for Research
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US News & World Report Top US Med Schools for Research Baylor Case Western Emory Hofstra Mayo Northwestern Ohio State UCLA UCSD UCSF U Cincinnati U Colorado U Pittsburgh UTSW Vanderbilt Yale https://t.co/VSEnBxWUF2 https://t.co/bGCBCD8npX
Calif Cohort of 19340 rheumatic pts, finds Cardiovascular events (CVE) in 1.4% & antiphospholipid syndr in 5.5%. CVE

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Calif Cohort of 19340 rheumatic pts, finds Cardiovascular events (CVE) in 1.4% & antiphospholipid syndr in 5.5%. CVE increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes (>50%), including Sm for Gestational age (aRRs 1.2-1.5), Premature birth (aRR 1.6) https://t.co/9lxzrOVEks https://t.co/Jcm7tH61cv
Lit review of ILD in anti-synthetase syndrome finds no conclusive evidence of effective treatment. 10 studies, 514 pts (

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Lit review of ILD in anti-synthetase syndrome finds no conclusive evidence of effective treatment. 10 studies, 514 pts (68% female); Hi Res CT positive in 87% w/ 49% having NSIP pattern. 48% Jo-1+, 28% Ro52+. Low improvements w/ RTX (12%), CYC (17%). https://t.co/oJ0EMAE7d0 https://t.co/bDiA1h9hO7
Systematic review: RX of macrophage activation syndr (MAS), included 57 reports, 1148 MAS pts (889 sJIA, 137 SLE). Most

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Systematic review: RX of macrophage activation syndr (MAS), included 57 reports, 1148 MAS pts (889 sJIA, 137 SLE). Most effective was high-dose GCs, IL-1 (83%) & IFNγ (93%) inhibitors, especially in sJIA-MAS. Also Ciclosporin, etoposide, Ruxolitinib https://t.co/4EnMOnlcYl https://t.co/PQnAZLvVwq
The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study of 2021 has forecasted prevalence of gout to increase by 70% by 2050. In the USA, the prevalence of gout is estimated to be 10.3 million. As of 2020, 55.8 million people globally had gout, with a prevalence of 659.3 per 100 000 (this represents a 22.5% increase since 1990).
CARRA has developed consensus treatment plans for the use of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in patients with refractory, moderately severe juvenile dermatomyositis. Juvenile dermatomyositis is the most common form of idiopathic, inflammatory myositis in childhood, with an estimated incidence of 3.2 per million children per year in the United States.
Full Read Overview of the safety of bDMARDs/tsDMARDS - contraindications, precautions, & boxed warnings for treatme

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Full Read Overview of the safety of bDMARDs/tsDMARDS - contraindications, precautions, & boxed warnings for treatment of RA, PsA, SpA, JIA - safety checklist for a class of drugs you use and diseases you treat https://t.co/TIdCtJjF21 https://t.co/UE0nGbESDB
Study of 136 referred LBP pts (71 w/ DDD, 38 DISH, 27 axSpA) found significant overlap of imaging features in all 3. SpA

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Study of 136 referred LBP pts (71 w/ DDD, 38 DISH, 27 axSpA) found significant overlap of imaging features in all 3. SpA-like spine CR features were found in 1/4 of patients with DISH, and MRI BM edema found in 1/3 of those patients. https://t.co/dKIcuE3IGZ https://t.co/OITtOKEuNC
Decline in Physician Trust During the COVID-19 Pandemic

AMA reports that following the COVID-19 pandemic US adults trus

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Decline in Physician Trust During the COVID-19 Pandemic AMA reports that following the COVID-19 pandemic US adults trust in physicians and hospitals decreased, and was associated with lower odds of COVID vaccination. https://t.co/3XcMYcnzD3 https://t.co/yiIvOp1o5a
Frequency and Features of CPPD

An international cohort study of patients with CPPD disease identifies both acute and ch

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2 years 2 months ago
Frequency and Features of CPPD An international cohort study of patients with CPPD disease identifies both acute and chronic inflammatory phenotypes, each with distinctive clinical and imaging diagnostic features. https://t.co/3ox3YjVh5w https://t.co/1pB9f42a9M
Ischemic Forearm Exercise Testing is used to Dx McArdles disease & the absence of elevated blood lactate levels duri

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Ischemic Forearm Exercise Testing is used to Dx McArdles disease & the absence of elevated blood lactate levels during exercise in pts w/ myophosphorylase deficiency (McArdle disease) https://t.co/pNxl6qnnIR https://t.co/kOyk45Necd
NEJM Case: A 29-year-old woman with SLE presented to the dermatology clinic with 2-weeks of itchy, painful rash on her

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NEJM Case: A 29-year-old woman with SLE presented to the dermatology clinic with 2-weeks of itchy, painful rash on her nose and hands that came on with cold weather. What do you think? https://t.co/jm0Zzu1gfj https://t.co/sAgZipPmaC
Study of 201 pts w/ chronic pain, prevalence of anxiety was 19%; higher in women (OR 7.94) longer pain (OR:1.3) & s

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Study of 201 pts w/ chronic pain, prevalence of anxiety was 19%; higher in women (OR 7.94) longer pain (OR:1.3) & severe pain(OR:18.7) https://t.co/LD6pjH25qv https://t.co/mrlEo0UkEw
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