ACR Releases Guidelines for Gout Management
The American College of Rheumatology's two-part guidelines stress the need for treating to target, more aggressive management, and therapy
View ArticleA Few Acronyms and Indices in OMERACT
HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire DAS28: Disease Activity Score DAS: Psoriatic Arthritis: ACR Core Data Set and Disease Activity Score PsARC: Psoriatic Arthritis Response Criteria PSAI: Psoriasis...
View ArticleCommon Eponyms in Rheumatology
Behcet’s syndrome Caplan syndrome Charcot’s joints Churg-Strauss Syndrome Cogan’s syndrome Crohn’s disease DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis Dupuytren’s contracture Farber’s disease Felty’s syndrome Francoise...
View ArticleAs Population Ages, Rheumatologists Prepare to Treat Elderly Patients with...
Cardiovascular disease, diabetes are among the conditions that add another layer of complexity in treating older rheumatology patients
View ArticleWhat Rheumatologists Should Look for in Diagnosing SAPHO Syndrome
SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis) is an obscure condition that can vex patients and clinicians
View ArticleACR Report Outlines Reasonable Use of Ultrasound in Rheumatology
The American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) "Report on Reasonable Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Rheumatology Clinical Practice" addresses using the technology in the context of an overall...
View ArticleWhat Rheumatologists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Interstitial...
Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), poly-/dermatomyositis (PM/DM), or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) appear to carry the greatest risk for developing connective tissue disease-associated interstitial...
View ArticleExploring Kawasaki Disease
New epidemiologic data, clinical studies have shed light on diagnosis, treatments, patient outcomes for this childhood disease, but etiology is still unknown
View ArticleVaccinations for Immunocompromised Patients Are Shared Responsibility of...
Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends both physician groups educate patients, household members on importance of vaccines
View ArticleEULAR 2014: Collaboration Among Rheumatology Groups Expected to Build
ACR, European League Against Rheumatism, other groups, to work together creating disease criteria and response sets, patient management guidelines
View ArticleNew Gout Criteria from the ACR/EULAR Focus on Clinical Trials, Global Standards
Gout affects nearly 4% of American adults, causing joint inflammation, pain and crystal deposits that may lead to bone erosion over time. At least five different classification criteria for gout are...
View ArticleBest Practices for Treating Non-Specific Low Back Pain
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons for physician appointments. However, treatment results remain suboptimal, resulting in high rates of chronic pain, narcotic usage, surgery,...
View ArticleNew Bisphosphonate Therapy Recommendations for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
A task force of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) has released new recommendations delineating the potential benefits and risks of prolonged therapy with oral and IV...
View ArticleStudy Associates Higher Risks with Total Joint Arthroplasty among Patients...
A study that looked at the impact of hepatitis C on short-term outcomes of total joint arthroplasty found an increase in co-morbidity compared with patients without the liver disease. The number of...
View ArticleA New Approach to Fracture Prevention
Glucocorticoids are widely prescribed by rheumatologists, and the effects of daily and cumulative doses of these drugs on bone mineral density (BMD) are important elements of a draft clinical guideline...
View ArticleInfection Greater Worry Than Flare: Collaborative Guideline Offers Guidance...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Total joint arthroplasty is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on adults with end-stage arthritis. One recent estimate showed that 2.5 million individuals in the U.S....
View ArticleNew PsA Guideline Released
The ACR & the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) have published a joint Guideline for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). The guideline will serve as an aid to practitioners managing...
View ArticleThe ACR Has Introduced a New Reproductive Health Guideline Draft
CHICAGO—Reproductive health can be a concern for patients with rheumatic diseases, and practitioners in both disciplines often work closely together. The Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and...
View ArticleResults from Many Large Clinical Trials Remain Unpublished Years Later
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Results from a substantial proportion of large, registered, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can go unpublished for years after their completion, researchers report. “These...
View ArticleShared Decision Making, Good Disease Control Are Key Components of JIA...
A group led by Sarah Ringold, MD, MS, assistant professor of rheumatology at Seattle Children’s Hospital, has developed a new guideline intended to provide recommendations for the treatment and...
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