Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 5 months ago
Babies! Safety and Outcomes Data on Pregnancies
#EULAR2022 highlighted several posters on pregnancy, an important subject as most rheumatic diseases afflicts women during their childbearing years. I wanted to share with you the ones that caught my eye...
https://t.co/piA1zhGyAA https://t.co/Kb68AGZgA1
I’ve often talked about the nurses in my clinic as being the glue, the clinic glue, my personal glue. Without them, the day and task would never go as well and just might crash and burn, if not for their steadying influence.
Drug survival may be the best measure of efficacy and safety. A study of novel therapy durability (survival) in patients with RA, axial spondyloarthritis, PsA, and psoriasis shows that while all these drugs are approved for said conditions, drug survival varies by condition, suggesting an ongoing need for individualized treatment.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 5 months ago
FDG-PET/CTscans were used in 58 for FUO evaluations. Dx was Rheumatic (44.5%), malignancy (34.5%), or infectious (10.3%). Most prevalent Rheum dx was vasculitis (17%), especially LG vessel vasculitis. FDG PET/CT is a useful FUO pts https://t.co/NEZDB20OXN https://t.co/4123Gh2v2Y
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 5 months ago
Polymyalgia rheumatica immunological puzzle further illustrated
Infiltrating macrophages expressing IL-6 and GM-CSF may drive the subacromial bursitis often seen in polymyalgia rheumatica, according to new research presented at #EULAR2022.
https://t.co/oa619uNgnB https://t.co/gyNnsMDXGo
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 5 months ago
It's not a museum. It's the new, look, all electronic poster sessions. Rows & rows of 42 inch touch screen monitors on the wall. You can interact with these online monitors, but I was unable to connect to Netflix. https://t.co/0lcYkjFj3D
A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine reports chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients can be safely treated with allopurinol without an increased risk of mortality.
Adult-onset Still's presents an interesting and diagnostic challenge when encountered. Here are 5 tips to improve your diagnostic acumen for this febrile disorder.
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 5 months ago
Watch: AURORA-2 Two-year Results Voclosporin For Lupus Nephritis
https://t.co/UisuOOABxG
#EULAR2022 https://t.co/Og8opUJO2h
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 5 months ago
Voclosporin in lupus nephritis - good 3 year continuation data. #EULAR2022 abtr POS 0186 https://t.co/5EKmvIwTpV https://t.co/nh2bNkSp8G
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
3 years 5 months ago
Baricitinib fails in 2 phase 3 lupus trials, BRAVE I & II #EULAR2022 abtr POS 0190 https://t.co/44e5NX4V1V
This year at EULAR 2022, there were important and interesting topics in Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). These are my picks of abstracts from the conference.
Poster Hall