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Rheumatic pts admitted to ICU, #SLE is most common & Sepsis most common reason. 80 ARD pts adm to ICU: Dx were SLE (42%), RA (26%), vasculitis (12%) FOR Sepsis (31%), (10%) CHF (10%). 20% died in ICU, 5% 30d after ICU, 7.5% w/in 1 yr https://t.co/lX0m3vOukI
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4 years 9 months ago
Short (3 min) walks intstead of sitting benefits RA w/ anticytokine effect (TNF, IL1RA), improved glucose, c-peptide, insulin. Crossover study 15 RA women who had 1) prolonged sitting, 2) 30-min mod-vigor exercise or 3) 3-min of light walking every 30 min https://t.co/36AnhHL9OI
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4 years 9 months ago
New Download Available!
FDA EUA for Baricitinib in COVID
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4 years 9 months ago
Watch: QD Clinic - Severe Arthritis Numbers
QD Videos are brought to you by RheumNow's upcoming coverage of ACR 2021
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 9 months ago
From March to Dec 2020, study of 116K COVID pts saw monthly rates of hospitalization (105/100K), ICU admits (20/100K), & death (12/100K) -peaked 12/20. Highest w/ age >65yrs, hispanics, blacks. Remdesivir incr 1.7% to 54%; Steroids 19% to 74.2% https://t.co/5pzu74YIz6
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
4 years 9 months ago
83 patients w/ ANCA Assoc. Vasculitis, hospital admited, 44 died in-ICU (53%) w/ death by infection (61%), active vasculitis (34%). Predictors of ICU death were APACHE II score (OR=1.3) and respiratory failure (OR=620). https://t.co/ZPBkVWy40I
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4 years 9 months ago
Among 825,556 sepsis pts in Taiwan (2003–2017), having SLE increased mortality risk 3 fold (HR 2.8;2.5–3.2), w/ adjustments (HR 1.47). Other risk factors: age (1.02), prednisolone > 5mg/d (1.55), MTX (2.19) & immunosuppressives (1.45) https://t.co/d1OPrjgshz
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4 years 9 months ago
Israeli study of 1497 fully vaccinated health care workers finds 39 (2.4% Breakthrough COVID infections (Jan-May 2021), most cases were mild or asymptomatic, 19% w/ persistent Sxs (>6 ws); infected had lower neutralizing Abs. https://t.co/deYTVLRQCU
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4 years 9 months ago
ATOM study - Phase 3 RCT testing abaloparatide (Tymlos) in 228 men with osteoporosis. At 12 mos Tymlos shows signif increase in lumbar BMD of 1.2%. Also increased were hip and femoral neck BMD at 12 months. https://t.co/WC3ygkyMZH
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4 years 9 months ago
ICYMI: In a real world study of lupus patients, aspirin use lowered risk of preeclampsia, as did hydroxychloroquine. Risk Factors for preeclampsia were high Dz activity 1st trimester(OR 4.55),BMI >30 (6.14),antiphospholipid synd (8.02),hx preeclampsia (9.8)https://t.co/giBamMAPRM https://t.co/NHKxlmEHQj
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4 years 9 months ago
Rheumatologist Smoke-Enders available for download wherever you get your podcasts.
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4 years 9 months ago
"Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator and change has its enemies."
- Robert F. Kennedy https://t.co/sIVym3e80c
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4 years 9 months ago
