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Study of 14928 Autoimmune/Rheum Dz pts in UK Clinical Practice Research database found the influenza vaccination was not associated with arthritis flare or increase in PCP visits (actually lowered consultas for joint pain in following 90 days) https://t.co/rrwu68g7DM
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7 years 3 months ago
8/171 ANCA-Assoc Vasculitis pts had Uncommon manifestations - often seen in PR3+, very young or very old w/ delay in Dx (~12 mos); includes Pancreatitis, unusual pulmonary dz (cystic lung disease; usual interstitial pneumonia) or splenic infarcts https://t.co/UFONWMTYYi
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7 years 3 months ago
Top 5 non-clinical jobs for physicians: 1 Hospital administrator; 2 Healthcare Organization Director; 3 Senior medical writer; 4 Healthcare Organization Director; 5 Health Educator https://t.co/EINNxdwdRk
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7 years 3 months ago
Have you registered for free online access to RheumNow Live? More than 30 speakers delivered exceptional talks last month in Fort Worth, Texas - check them out here: https://t.co/1jGiIQXvua #rheum https://t.co/wyFkFvX8dY
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7 years 3 months ago
Rheumatic disorder with hepatic origins/involvement include primary biliary cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, SLE/overlap, AOSD, Hemophagocytic syndrome. https://t.co/N61uq1AioZ
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7 years 3 months ago
Physicans are answerable to (their bosses): 1) the patient; 2) God (or whomever guides you); 3) your mother (she may be watching). No one else matters.
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 3 months ago
Full Read review of CLE - cutaneous lupus from Werth and colleagues at UPenn. Focused on new therapies and clinical trial issues. https://t.co/NCB0IF7tWO
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7 years 3 months ago
Pectus carinatum or "Pigeon Chest" is a chest wall deformity w/ costal cartilage overgrowth pushing forward the manubrium/sterum; predominantly males (4:1F) also @ risk for scoliosis, Marfans, valvular/aortic disease, psychologic problems https://t.co/tL7vDfZDVT
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7 years 3 months ago
You can View all 16 hrs of RHeumNow Live for Free - register here and then View at your own pace. https://t.co/1jGiIQXvua
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7 years 3 months ago
Creaky Joints - a great website for patients with arthritis is now available in Spanish! https://t.co/xvApzvY2Hh
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7 years 3 months ago
FDA has approved Samsung-Bioepsis biosimilar version of etanercept - Eticovo (etanercept-ykro), approved in other countries under names Benepali and Brenzys. Approval based on 596 RA pt trial w/ 52 wk ACR20 of 80.8% and 81.5% (Enbrel arm) https://t.co/r3q9dQ0Bdb
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7 years 3 months ago
Benlysta is approved for use in pediatric SLE based on the 80 pt PLUTO trial; 1 yr of PBO vs 10 mg/kg belimumab plus standard therapy. Results presented at ACR2018 shows BEL in pediatric SLE to be safe and effective (SRI4 resp 52.8% vs 43.6%). https://t.co/cjqPaWu92O.
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7 years 3 months ago
RheumNow Podcast is up ! Cardiac risk in RA sibs; NSAIDS & Fx nonunion; Treating Calcinosis Cutis; whats a Skyrizi? Watch the video https://t.co/NNsUFcGkWT or listen to the podcast on iTUNES or SoundCloud >> htps//soundcloud/rheumnow/rheumnow-podcast-take-it-back-jack-42619
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7 years 3 months ago
Animal data suggests targeting of neutrophils in APS may mitigate thrombotic disease. Adenosine recept agonists suppresses aPL Ab-mediated NETosis & reduces IVC thrombosis. Same shown for dipyridamole (incr. adenosine & cAMP breakdown). https://t.co/BHACehh0lb
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7 years 3 months ago
Comparing nearly 230,000 Taiwanese with and without gout shows gout pts have more psoriasis (1.6% vs 1.1%; adjusted OR 1.30; 1.20-1.42) and psoriatic arthritis (0.3% v 0.1%; aOR 2.50; 1.95-3.22). https://t.co/c1ZVy5E6vk
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7 years 3 months ago
