Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 1 month ago
EULAR/ACR Guidance on HLH/MAS
A EULAR/ACR task force has established evidence based, up-to-date guidance, and expert opinion on the evaluation, management and monitoring of patients with HLH and MAS.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 1 month ago
Rheumatoid vasculitis (RV) metanalysis: RV decreased sincefrom 9.1 (1988-2000) to 3.9 (2001-2010) per million. RV risk increased w/ smoking, disease duration, seropositivity, males, HLA-DRB104, HLA-C3. Common: skin (65–88%), CNS(35–63%), cardiac (33%) https://t.co/VADI7DbKSc https://t.co/UwJQmzpmkZ
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 1 month ago
While COVID rates are near historic lows & far less dangerous, hospitalizations are up 10.3%, ER visits up 7%, pos. tests rose to 6.3% from 5.8% in the last week https://t.co/TFAt4p24au
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week COVID persists, mortality from misdiagnosis, and cervical pain is more than a pain in the neck.
IL-23 inhibitors are approved for the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis; a single center real-world observational study shows three commercially available IL-23 inhibitors have high and similar drug survival and effectiveness in difficult-to-treat psoriasis and PsA.
The prevalence of radiographic chondrocalcinosis is estimated to be 4% to ≥10% in older adults, but the prevalence of symptomatic calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is unknown. To advance our understanding of CPPD, the American College of Rheumatology and EULAR have published validated classification criteria for symptomatic CPPD disease.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 1 month ago
UK-NiCE Guidelines on Gout: Treat to Target to Prevent Irreparable Joint Damage
Indications for Urate-lowering Rx:
- Multiple/troublesome flares
- CKD 3 to 5
- Diuretic Rx
- Tophi
- Chronic gouty arthritis
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 1 month ago
IL-1β inhibitors can be effective in #Gout. Based on metanalysis of 14 studies(10 RCTs), 4367 gout pts (Rx w/ anakinra, canakinumab rilonacept) Shows CAN, RIL better than active comparator at pain; CAN/RIL reduced gout flares https://t.co/57JSFtLLJD https://t.co/RueDE01jHj
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 1 month ago
Link Between Vitamin D and Psoriasis Severity
More than 8M people in the US experience psoriasis-a person’s vitamin D levels could play an important role in psoriasis severity, according to one of the largest studies to date.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 1 month ago
Dr. Joseph Flood (1952-2023) - Past ACR President
Dr Joseph Flood, a past president of the American College of Rheumatology, passed away on July 13, 2023 at age 70 due to complications of liver disease, diabetes and liver cancer.
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Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 1 month ago
Chronic neck pain is associated with increased mortality in individuals with osteoarthritis. NHANES study of 5965 adults, OA in 8.2% and 5.9% had neck pain. Neck pain assoc w/ 2 fold risk OA. OA pts w/ chr neck pain higher all-cause mortality risk (OR ~3) https://t.co/MLzJUa3AnY https://t.co/WB8lhvUOjw
Past Medical History PastMedHistory
3 years 1 month ago
Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-65) a Hungarian physician whose work demonstrated that hand-washing could drastically reduce the number of women dying after childbirth. For this reason he is known as the ‘saviour of mothers’. #historyofmedicine #handwashing #obstetrics #antisepsis https://t.co/qt1kbPamXK
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 1 month ago
When you're the boss, "reasons don't matter...success or failure is totally within your control"
- Steve Jobs https://t.co/5rDanu7Oj4
