ICYMI: Eating for Rheumatoid Arthritis The majority of practicing rheumatologists at RheumNow Live were unaware of the new ACR guidelines issued in 2022 regarding dietary and lifestyle recommendations for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (1). https://t.co/0Z1lYzsxuI https://t.co/2atX1B4hQb

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Epigenetics and Autoimmune Skin Disease The central dogma proposed that genetic information predominantly transfers from DNA to RNA during gene expression to make a functional product protein. https://t.co/VgQE2yYYmq https://t.co/fAWBifCyWv

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Metrics Used by Rheumatologists in RA https://t.co/Lfzqdzehb7 https://t.co/uc5WTIdbTY

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Activity & Pain Tolerance Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow, including where you should sit in clinic and why you should worry about secondary Sjogren's in RA. https://t.co/a9eoMFKvF1 https://t.co/lZg89dul5e

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#RNL2024 2022 ACR Guideline for Integrative Interventions for RA - Conditionally recommend Mediterranean diet - Conditionally recommend Against other diets or dietary supplements *Low or very low to moderate evidence due to absence of good studies 🍇🫒 https://t.co/H14pMWc1V9

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Pearl: 40% of acute gout attacks will have a normal serum uric acid (that will elevated during intercritical phase) - Draw the lab during and after the attack. https://t.co/nNdFWx3gjY

Neuropsychiatric (NP) Sxs compared in SLE (n 609), controls (463) & IA patients (489). Hallucinations and severe headache were most directly attributable to NP-SLE. https://t.co/Xh6mnOcH3H https://t.co/cbBTTdIe4X

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Monica Guma at #RNL2024 How does Mediterranean diet help inflammation? Maintains healthy microbiota Enhancing production of anti-inflammatory metabolites Maintains intestinal barrier integrity https://t.co/VoroixlV9k

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Seropositive RA is a spectrum to disease Hani El Gabalawy #RNL2024 Genetic and environmental factors affecting autoimmunity and leading to disease Clinical suspect arthralgias usually finds "imminent RA", may be too late at that stage for prevention https://t.co/UlQbBkMdgT

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#RNL2024 As we age, we gain not just wisdom, but also "Inflammaging" Immune system changes in our inflammatory cells lead to: - Poor vaccine response - High risks for infections - High risk for CVD - High risk for autoimmunity https://t.co/qePhpfozQ3 https://t.co/fZ4ZBhSLXY

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All April long! Join us every Tuesday Night for Tuesday Night Rheumatology! We're kicking off tomorrow night at 6:30pm ET with "Success in RA." https://t.co/WzqLtEGj8N https://t.co/HD4fImtoIV

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7 Updates on Prosthetic Joint Infections These are excerpts and takeaway summaries from several literature reports addressing the diagnosis and outcomes of prosthetic joint infections (PJI). https://t.co/ulKvFBOeNx https://t.co/0rKNsvYZ14

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337 PMR pts studied by FDG PET, followed 6 mos - 9% (31) had subclinical vasculitis (GCA) - 21 had isolated LG vessel - 3 isolated cranial vasculitis - 7 both cranial & LG vessel vasculitis. Steroid use higher w/ subclinical vasculitis, but not relapse https://t.co/QyRFwY45eU https://t.co/rg1WSBeMFl

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