Conditions

Subcategories:Axial Spondyloarthritis Gout and Crystalline Arthritis Guidelines Myositis Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Other Rheumatic Conditions Pain Syndromes Pediatric Conditions Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Sjögren’s Disease Soft Tissue Pain Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Sclerosis Vasculitis

Coding Corner Question: February

Staff | February 1, 2014

Test your coding knowledge for an evaluation and management visit by a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis who is starting a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor

Parents Give Back after Watching Daughter’s Struggle with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Staff | February 1, 2014

Diagnosis prompts Steve and Debbie Russell to support the Rheumatology Research Foundation

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Better Care for Pediatric Rheumatology Patients On Horizon

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2014

A robust workforce, flourishing clinical trials, broad patient registries, and consensus treatment protocols contribute to improvements for the subspecialty

Why Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Should Be On Your Radar

Imad Uthman, MD, MPH, and Munther Khamashta, MD, PhD | February 1, 2014

With a wide range of clinical manifestations and frequent occurrence among rheumatology patients, APS is one for rheumatologists to watch

Does Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Increase Cardiovascular Burden?

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | January 14, 2014

Long-term use of TNFα inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis is associated with both gains in fat mass and a shift in fat mass to the visceral region. (posted Jan. 14)

Rheumatologists On The Move

Caitlin Cromley | January 1, 2014

Awards, appointments, and announcements in the world of rheumatology

Rheumatology Drug Updates

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | January 1, 2014

Information on new approvals and medication safety that rheumatologists need to know

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Arthritis, Fever, and Weight Loss In a Teenager Suggest A Rheumatic Condition

Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD | January 1, 2014

Joint pain and swelling flare up in a 14-year-old boy who tests positive for inflammation, thrombocytosis, and human leukocyte antigen B27

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Genetic Research Yields Clues to Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis

Mary Beth Nierengarten | January 1, 2014

Studies determine that both RA and PsA are autoimmune diseases and link disease susceptibility to certain alleles that encode the major histocompatibility complex, HLA

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Researchers Explore Role of Pathogens, Quality of Care in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mary Beth Nierengarten | January 1, 2014

Funding by the Rheumatology Research Foundation has furthered studies on the impact of infectious agents and autoantigens, periodontal disease, and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on patients with RA