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Health insurance data from Korea analyzed 17,854 SLE pts & saw incr risk hematologic & solid cancers; solid (126.9/10K PY;SIR 1.8), heme (11.2/10KPYs; SIR 1.7). Most common in SLE: breast, reproductive & thyroid then liver & colon cancers https://t.co/dRs7SUwUAY
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4 years 9 months ago
ACR publishes a "White paper on Antimalarial Cardiac Toxicity"- reviewing drug hx, indications, effects and rare risk of arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities, cardiomyopathy, QTc prolongation. torsade de pointes. No evidence for routine ECG monitoring https://t.co/2aemSKzk3T https://t.co/3stH4TntBT
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4 years 9 months ago
The Sacroiliac Joint - some call this a symphysis, but it is an "amphiarthrosis", or sliding joint, with minimal movement; Only the lower (distal) 1/3 of the joint is synovial lined -- this is where one should look for sacroiliitis. https://t.co/8uD13h2qHZ https://t.co/D3UERVXrgX https://t.co/3E3N1FnqDY
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 9 months ago
FDA put a box warnings on breast implant packaging to include info that 1)Breast implants are not lifetime devices; 2) complication risk increases over time; 3) risk of anaplastic large cell lymphoma, 4) may be assoc w/ systemic Sxs https://t.co/VnpJg45PZY
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4 years 9 months ago
Rheumatoid Arthritis Thrombotic Risk Influenced by DMARD Choice
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 9 months ago
QD Clinic - The Thyroid Lump
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 9 months ago
Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Fail in Ankle Osteoarthritis
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4 years 9 months ago
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4 years 9 months ago
While psoriasis and Psoriatic arthritis patients have an increased risk of fractures, there is no increased risk of osteoporosis or osteopenia. Data from 12 studies an 199 million individuals https://t.co/G4Ya7CUWYX
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4 years 9 months ago
Systematic review of dsDNA studies (byfluorescence immunoassay) included 1977 total patients, 47% with SLE == over all dsDNA had >90% for specificity and a pooled specificity of 94.7% (95% CI 91.67%-96.67%) https://t.co/Nk8h9fDYpE
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4 years 9 months ago
Methotrexate is the most often-studied treatment and has best clinical outcomes in children and adults with localized scleroderma en coup de sabre. Metanalysis of 34 articles, only 4 RCTs, but 24 case reports. More research needed. https://t.co/fSEvDw2pge
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4 years 9 months ago
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