Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
NEJM Images - Polyarteritis Nodosa. 62 yoM with myalgias, wt loss, numbness, negative ANCA & HBV. Abdominal angiography shows multiple aneurysms. https://t.co/ONiQ82HWtj https://t.co/WIgOEywqAS https://t.co/ftjobeQDcL
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
Is there an Increasing Risk for Tick-Borne Disease ? JAMA article purports this to be so..... I think not - not unless you live in endemic areas. Other wise these still are rare, rare or misdiagnosis based on serologic inaccuracies - just my opinion.https://t.co/Sfu2UlLlwH https://t.co/z5TpNrDCWD
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
Intl Consensus: Generalized Pustular Psoriasis... systemic inflammatory disease characterized by cutaneous erythema and ...sterile pustules.” ...with or without systemic symptoms. GPP may (b) acute... w/ widespread pustules or subacute w/ annular phenotype https://t.co/dsKsQQYyj4 https://t.co/FVoTaw7mPl
Dr. Jack Cush reviews FDA approval, news and journal articles -- and it’s the week before EULAR 2024 in Vienna!!
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
JAK or TNF Inhibitor as First Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
A JAK inhibitor outperformed TNF blockers for substantially reducing RA symptoms in patients for whom conventional anti-rheumatic drugs had failed, a pragmatic head-to-head trial found.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
2023 EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis
A EULAR consensus group has established classification criteria for overall hand osteoarthritis (OA) and its subtypes (interphalangeal OA and thumb base OA).
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
ACR Calls on CMS for Enhanced Transparency & Reporting
The ACR has submitted its response to the CMS)request for information (RFI) and feedback from stakeholders on how best to enhance MA data capabilities and increase public transparency.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
Study of 150 #PsA pts & Aortic stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) - cfPWV signif higher in PsA vs controls (p=0.034). , cfPWV assoc w/ Dz duration (r=0.3), systolic BP, GFR, RDW. cfPWV was superior to SCORE (16% vs 8.7%) at CV risk https://t.co/H6SbsIdXw0 https://t.co/Yt19QCk9TT
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
Chinese study of 552 pts w/ ANCA Assoc. Vasculitis - 23 had cancer prior to AAV Dx; 43 after Dx (w/in 4.3yrs)= SIR: 2.24. CA mostly lung CA (SIR: 5), followed by kidney, bladder, ureter, prostate. Higher risk if male (HR:2.8) and older (per year, HR:1.04) https://t.co/xhH3uU3GCj
Two current JAMA reports suggest that cannabis use is not only common, but that if heavily used may increase mortality rates.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
NEJM CASE- 46 yoM with Arthritis (wrists, ankles) and maculopapular Rash (chest, back, legs); prior travel to Caribbean, C. America, HTN, Tachycardia, ESR 104 , nl CRP, but ^d-dimer 990. Scattered alopecia & nasal crusting. Vote your Dx https://t.co/3bdmbnSdlB https://t.co/0R4WK1SKI2
A new study led by the University of Córdoba, the Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research and the Rheumatology Department at the Reina Sofía University Hospital in Córdoba has managed to establish, for the first time, the molecular profile of those patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have a higher risk of suffering cardiovascular events.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
2 years 2 months ago
Israeli study shows the prevalence of Psoriatic arthritis has tripled since 2006
- 2006: 0.073%
- 2016: 0.165%
- 2022: 0.221%
~2 fold higher rate if Jewish, High SES, Obese
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