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Virtual Video Joint Exam Pearl #5: Its easier to see gouty Tophi and rheumatoid nodules than nail changes of PsA or subtle rashes. For Rashes and oral lesions its BEST to have the patient take multiple pix with the cell phone and send them in by EMR or Email.
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
Virtual Video Joint Exam Pearl #1: pain elicited by cervical lateral bending (in someone w/ otherwise normal Cx ROM) is highly correlated with Tender trigger points in the neck region (hence #FM)
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
The RheumNow Podcast is up - Top 13 Rheumatology Centers in the US; anakinra & colchicine in COVID, unload the loading dose, CB2 in Scleroderma. Watch it here>> https://t.co/5LIIi7Pwg1 or listen to the podcast here>> https://t.co/5LIIi7Pwg1
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
The only thing worse than bad covid research is a meta-analysis of bad covid research
Vinay Prasad @VPrasadMDMPH ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
Important finding of marked lung fibrosis (scarring) after severe #COVID19 in 8 patients https://t.co/Akp6jVXmB9 @TheLancetInfDis
(first complete pathologic description of this finding) https://t.co/QCuri3olgs
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Eric Topol @EricTopol ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
Full Read comprehensive overview of Cytokine Storm Syndrome in COVID-19. https://t.co/5hkzHG2zHy
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
Retropective study of 22 French severe COVID-19 pneumonia pts - 10 Rx w/ standard-of-care vs 12 with SOC plus IV anakinra (300 mg⋅d−1 x5 d, tapered over 3 d). All of anakinra pts rapidly improved w/ no deaths, less O2, No mech ventilation (P < 0.01) https://t.co/JhYHDZK0A7 https://t.co/YJASi4eMsR
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
The RheumNow Podcast is up - COVID-19 Responds to Steroids & TCZ, statin myopathy, Lung Dz in AOSD, TNFi & Liver, IL-23 in Psoriasis. Watch it here>> https://t.co/DrrFZSWmZa or listen to Podcast on iTunes>> https://t.co/FHJv01AAbC or on SoundCloud>> https://t.co/nSPI9lcaY9
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
Here's our experience at @BostonChildrens in managing patients with MIS-C, as well as how to distinguish these patients from those with #kawasakidisease --> https://t.co/C0nesg40FD
Just published in @jclinicalinvest #COVID19 https://t.co/U1u7uXtHnR
Jonathan Hausmann MD @hausmannMD ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
One-third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have evidence of pulmonary embolism by CT scan. Retrospective study 1477 hospitalized COVID-19 pts; diagnostic yield of Chest CT for PE was 37%, w/ higher Ddimer in PE pts. https://t.co/jxy7FF5143
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 8 months ago
