Clinical Criteria/Guidelines

Vaccinations for Immunocompromised Patients Are Shared Responsibility of Specialists, Primary Care Physicians

Kathy Holliman | September 1, 2014

Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends both physician groups educate patients, household members on importance of vaccines

Exploring Kawasaki Disease

Mary Beth Son, MD | April 2, 2014

New epidemiologic data, clinical studies have shed light on diagnosis, treatments, patient outcomes for this childhood disease, but etiology is still unknown

What Rheumatologists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)

Aryeh Fischer, MD, and Jeff Swigris, DO, MS | December 1, 2012

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 lung disease (CTD-ILD)

ACR Report Outlines Reasonable Use of Ultrasound in Rheumatology

Kathy Holliman | November 1, 2012

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 clinical evaluation

What Rheumatologists Should Look for in Diagnosing SAPHO Syndrome

Richard Brasington, MD | November 1, 2012

SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis) is an obscure condition that can vex patients and clinicians

As Population Ages, Rheumatologists Prepare to Treat Elderly Patients with More Comorbidities

Vanessa Caceres | November 1, 2012

Cardiovascular disease, diabetes are among the conditions that add another layer of complexity in treating older rheumatology patients

Common Eponyms in Rheumatology

Prakash Pispati, MD | October 17, 2012

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 syndrome Gaucher’s disease Handigodu syndrome Heberden’s nodes Henoch-Schönlein purpura Hoffa’s disease Hughes Syndrome (Antiphospholipid syndrome) Jaccoud’s syndrome Kashin-Beck disease Kawasaki disease Leri’s pleonosteosis Libman Sachs endocarditis Lyme arthritis Lofgren syndrome Morton’s Metatarsalgia Osgood-Schlatter’s disease…

A Few Acronyms and Indices in OMERACT

Prakash Pispati, MD | October 17, 2012

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 Area and Severity Index SLEDAI: SLE Disease Activity Score BILAG: British Isles Lupus Activity Score SLAM: Systemic Lupus Activity Measure LAI: Lupus Activity Index ECLAM: European Consensus Lupus Activity…

ACR Releases Guidelines for Gout Management

Kathy Holliman | October 1, 2012

The American College of Rheumatology’s two-part guidelines stress the need for treating to target, more aggressive management, and therapy

EULAR 2012: Remission the New Normal for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Thomas R. Collins | August 8, 2012

Advances in the rheumatology clinic are promising, two experts say.