Today I'm here to talk with you about steroids in lupus nephritis. The impetus for this is the 2024 ACR guideline for the management of lupus nephritis.
Periprosthetic femoral Fx (PPFF): metanalysis of 36 studies found PPFF risk factors: Uncemented stems (OR 3.36), major t
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Periprosthetic femoral Fx (PPFF): metanalysis of 36 studies found PPFF risk factors: Uncemented stems (OR 3.36), major teaching hosp (2.0), female (1.6), obesity (1.4), Hi comorbidity(1.4), RA (1.89), (1.67), revised THR (2.6). OA = protective (0.51) https://t.co/y2BpH8LUb6 https://t.co/hX2lcjI4Kg
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Lupus in an empty house The full house immunofluorescence pattern is the classic histopathologic finding of lupus and
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Lupus in an empty house
The full house immunofluorescence pattern is the classic histopathologic finding of lupus and lupus nephritis. Glomerular deposits staining for IgG, IgA, IgM, C3 and C1q can help confirm a suspected diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This https://t.co/DQWwRJmdqM
Assessing and Treating CV Risk Increases in Systemic Lupus For nearly 50 years, the heightened CVD risk in SLE patient
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Assessing and Treating CV Risk Increases in Systemic Lupus
For nearly 50 years, the heightened CVD risk in SLE patients has been acknowledged since Urowitz et al.'s 1976 study on lupus mortality. Research consistently shows SLE patients have a 2-10 times higher CVD risk than https://t.co/P1AdxHkiQi
Trust but verify (check on adherence with blood levels)
PETRI-isms: "Trust but verify (check on adherence with blood levels)." - Dr. Michelle Petri