The March Rheuminations column, “Twenty Questions, Part 1” inspired many letters from TR readers. Here are just a few of those responses.
Audioconference Offers Advice on Adolescent’s Low Back Pain
Hepatitis-C virus (HCV)-associated arthritis is highlighted this month in our ongoing series on patient education materials.
Coding Corner Answer
March’s Coding Answer
Put Hughes Syndrome on Your Radar
Diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome is increasing. Here’s how to recognize and treat it
Reading Rheum
Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature
Coding Corner Question
March’s Coding Challenge
A Day in the Life of Gay Kuchta, OT
Treating children with rheumatologic diseases takes a unique approach. “You shouldn’t treat them as little adults,” says Gay Kuchta, OT, who works in pediatrics at the Mary Pack Arthritis Program at Vancouver Hospital in British Columbia. “They take special consideration.”
Science from our Sisters
Recommended reading from A&R and AC&R
Reading Rhuem
Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature
Audioconference: Management of Fibromyalgia
Tremendous progress is being made in the area of fibromyalgia,” says Dan Clauw, MD, professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and moderator of the March 14 audioconference on the current management of fibromyalgia. “However,” he continues, “as in many fields of medicine, those who are not directly involved in fibromyalgia research and treatment are not aware of the progress that has been made.”