Tweets
RheumNow Live - If you cant attend in Ft Worth - no worries! View for FREE streaming online to your laptop - the Best Meeting & Best Faculty. Virtually participate in Lectures, interactive sessions, Q&A panels Register for the online course here https://t.co/m22mZf6JFG
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
Population cross sectional study from Israel analyzed 11,782 RA pts and 57,973 controls. Thyroid disease was increased in RA patients vs controls (16.0% v 11.7%, p < 0.001 HypoT4; OR = 1.42, 95% CI 1.34–1.50) and hyperthyroidism (OR = 1.26). https://t.co/f3UAeLOBGb
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
Key features in distinguishing Adult onset Stills disease from Fever of unknown origin: Arthralgia, rash, sore throat, neutrophilia, ferritin >5xULN, LDH based on comparison study of 69 AOSD & 87 FUO pts. 3 or more fever peaks daily makes AOSD less likely. https://t.co/49X4GGludn
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
Skin Findings of Dermatomyositis - a few here you may not know about including Holster sign, Psoriasiform changes in scalp, Gottrons sign & papules, heliotrope, Vneck shawl, periungual erythema, facial erythema, erythroderma, calcinosis. https://t.co/IKGSCQ04L1
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
Metanalysis of 18 studies shows individuals with mult-site pain have a higher future risk for FALLS (OR = 1.74 (95%CI 1.57–1.93)). For high-quality studies, multisite pain pts have double the odds of a future falls. https://t.co/lZLl8z7SMk
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
Nurses Health Study had 1528 incident #RA cases. Current smoking increased risk of seropositive (not Seronegative) RA (HR 1.47). Smoking cessation >10, >20, >30 yrs ago assoc w/ decreasing risk of seropos. RA, but risk still remains > 30 yrs (HR 1.30) https://t.co/1CsIcXtJ1I
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
Prospective cohort study of 93 Systemic sclerosis patients with ILD; 2/3 had diffuse SSc. Half had PH diagnosis w/in 7 yrs of SSc onset, 83% Rx with ILD therapy, 83% Rx for PH. Survival rate for SSc-ILD and PH at 3 years after PH diagnosis was 91%. https://t.co/ZmOmWutwxq
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
8.9% of systemic sclerosis pts were ANCA+, denoting a subset with increased risk of ILD (44.8% vs 21.8%, p < 0.001) and pulmonary embolism (8.6% vs 3.0%) in SSc. ANCA should be tested in SSc, as it identifies individuals with worse prognosis https://t.co/WhlEpxFdIG
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
QD Clinic - New Changes to Gout Guidelines. Lessons from the clinic - a noncompliant gout patient needs to restart his gout drugs, what to do with febuxostat? https://t.co/XwaUewBjWS via @YouTube
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
ERRATA: "How to Handle Latex Allergies and Biologics" - has been corrected to show that the Cimzia PFS DOES contain 7% of a plastic derived from natural rubber latex. Latex- sensitive patients should be advised to handle the needle shield with caution. https://t.co/ThLns4C5Jt
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
Among 548 pts referred to academic pain center & treated for back pain, 42% met fibromyalgia criteria. FM+ pts were more likely to be younger, unemployed, w/ greater pain severity, more neuropathic pain, depression, anxiety & lower physical function https://t.co/gse5CDnJ13
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
Taiwanese insurance claims data study shows that Sjogrens syndrome patients (n=13398) have increased risk of osteonecrosis of jaw compared to 54K controls (0.08%vs0.03%, p=0.017) & also bisphosphonate ONJ (adjusted HR=7.9, p<0.001). https://t.co/qQSV16muNN
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
JAMA reports from 2005-2015 PCP density in USA decreased from 46.6 to 41.4 per 100 000, with greater losses in rural areas. Every 10 PCP increase per 100K was assoc w/ added 51 day survival; every 10 specialists per 100k correlated with 19d incr survival https://t.co/81TRwFzOnH
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
The Johns Hopkins Myositis Center is proud to announce the launch of the Peter Frampton Myositis Research Fund.
https://t.co/SAVf1AEdqO
Join @peterframpton and our Myositis Center team as we work to improve the lives of those impacted by #myositis https://t.co/BjOOaHYuJq
Johns Hopkins Rheumatology @jhrheumatology ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
QD Clinic Week 6 Podcast - case based lessons from the real world. Discusion of Pregnancy Rules, Optimizing MTX, Changing DMARDs, Stopping Anakinra in Still's, NP decisions. Listen on iTUNES or Here https://t.co/61KO2jKxJp
Links:
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
7 years 5 months ago
