NEJM Case: 73 yoM w/ 1 mo hx of fatigue & diffuse bone pain, pancytopenia (no abd pain, neuro Sx of HSM). WBC 1.7, Hgb 5.9, P111k, MRI shows AVN femura & Humerus. Bone marrow bx revealed macrophages w/ “wrinkled tissue paper” https://t.co/raObXpTHBr https://t.co/U6nQnPKtqI

Medscapes list of Best & Worst States to Practice Best 5: 1) Idaho 2) Georgia 3) S. Dakota 4) Texas 5) Indiana Worst 5: 1)Maine 2)Maryland 3)W.Virginia 4)Rhode Island 5)Wash DC https://t.co/4faJiy9l3D https://t.co/k9WKqo8pah

VA and Marketscan data analysis ~345k RA pts shows multimorbidity increased in RA; over-represented are cardiopulmonary, cardiometabolic, and mental health and chronic pain disorders (OR 1.17 - 2.96). https://t.co/awcGQPAdiN https://t.co/c4mLkDzvCM

Inflammatory Arthritis Spread by ATP and Neural Crosstalk A novel study suggests that a reflex neural signaling at sites of inflammation may lead to spread to other inflammatory sites via and ATP-mediated neural crosstalk. https://t.co/vaFjqCPKtp https://t.co/RQV6qFh1pw

Biologic Persistence in Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis Recent studies examined the durability and persistence of biologic agents in patients with PSO and PsA and while some differences were noted overall persistence was low 3 years later. https://t.co/sqxVaLnXEY https://t.co/yUPWYkRxva

Watch: Lupus Nephritis: The Blind Men and the Kidney with Dr. Joan Merrill Joan Merrill discusses treatment of lupus nephritis. This was previously recorded at RheumNow Live 2022. https://t.co/IDjOT3Acs0 https://t.co/HkYcoRx5P4

Countdown to Step 2, each week I'll be posting one of my favorite doodles from studying! This week- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension #Meddoodles https://t.co/Hj1i87zZbA

Wiki Guidelines Approach to Pyogenic Osteomyelitis https://t.co/4HD60dbPkk https://t.co/t4xHSWKXys

Data from Scleroderma Lung Study (CTX vs MMF in PSS) shows that early progression of ILD by CXR scoring (≥ 2% at 12 or 24 months) experienced significantly worse long-term survival than those with stable Xrays (P = .014). https://t.co/hv2WNJ4Chr https://t.co/W5RIhoIGtT

Multimorbidity Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis Crowson and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic have shown that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have a higher prevalence of multimorbidity with as many as 44 different morbidities of interest in RA. https://t.co/O5U6VXalwa https://t.co/BzXyMGz0ms

Many have quoted and shown this image of Ankylosing Spondylitis in a young military recruit at age 25, 35, 45, 50 & 51yrs. This may be the MOST used slide in rheum! It comes from the work of Toronto's Dr. Hugh Little, who sadly passed away at age 58 yrs. https://t.co/e3Zf1OUqtX https://t.co/zOhnQf3ep9

Rising Incidence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Data from Olmstead county, MN over the past four decades shows that the incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is increasing. https://t.co/GUakRwwWQw https://t.co/LPnVMTT8Ro