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Dr. Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow. This week on the podcast: hopeful guidelines for PMR; certainty about good & bad beverages in gout; mixed results in Sjogren's; non-lupus drugs saves lupus lives; and big hips sink ships in psoriatic arthritis
An overview of calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease by Sara Tedeschi presents our evolving understanding of CPPD with advances affecting nomenclature, classification, imaging, genetics, long-term outcomes and potential future targeted therapies. This review builds on other important
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the journal articles and regulatory announcements from this past week on RheumNow, including: two crystals in one joint, twice the cryptococcus risk in JAKs; Myositis and Scleroderma; and Sjögren’s plus early damage = >> 2 fold risk lymphoma. Double trouble week
As the leaves start changing color and spooky decorations populate neighborhood doorsteps, another autumnal tradition begins: vaccination counseling. Fall offers a golden opportunity to protect our patients before respiratory viruses fill our waiting rooms. In patients with rheumatologic
Aside from diarrhea, colchicine use is generally well tolerated, but its metabolism via the CYP3A4 cytochrome P450 enzyme pathway poses a potential risk of medication interaction. Statins are one of the most widely prescribed medication classes also metabolized by this pathway thus positing
On this week's podcast, Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news: Steroids are easy to start and hard to stop; hold the MTX but not the biologic or JAK, weighing in on avacopan, and age-old messages for old-age patients.
Ambient AI documentation is being adopted as a tool for clinical documentation, with the potential to improve efficiency and patient interaction. This may be particularly well suited to rheumatology, where visits often involve complex, longitudinal histories, multiple high-risk medications, and
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com.
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com
Current recommendations are that obesity management is an integral component of gout treatment and that, in parallel, gout awareness is an important component in the treatment of the metabolic syndrome.
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