New ACR guidelines for SARD-associated interstitial lung disease cover key recommendations for screening, monitoring and first-line treatment options.
Rheuminations: The Evolution of Identity Over Time
Dr. Bharat Kumar reflects on professional identity formation, self-concept, key psychological theories and maintaining a growth mindset throughout one’s career.
Rheum for Everyone, Superheroes, Secret Identities & You: Episode 22 (video)
In this episode, Dr. Kumar talks about the fascinating and intriguing secret lives of rheumatologists—real life superheroes.
The Secret Lives of the Rheumatologist
Clark Kent, Hannah Montana, Dexter Morgan, David Bowie and your friendly neighborhood rheumatologist: What do all of these people have in common? Chances are, they live secret lives we rarely get to peer into. Unlike Superman, Miley Stewart, Dexter Morgan and Ziggy Stardust, rheumatologists are very much real, flesh-and-blood characters. Rheumatologists also have secret lives…
Rheum for Everyone, Knock on Wood: Episode 21 (video)
In this episode, Dr. Kumar talks about the myths, rituals and stories that are essential to the patient’s narrative, diagnosis and care.
Rheuminations: The Metaphors, Mythologies & Rituals of Medicine
“Doctor, I hate to tell you this but that shelf is definitely not made of wood,” my patient gently chided me as I knocked on a plastic piece of shelving. “I know … but you get the point,” I replied with a small laugh. It’s become a habit of mine over the past few years…
Nature vs. Nurture & Their Roles in Autoimmunity
They looked exactly alike—tall, slightly scruffy gentlemen with denim overalls lightly stained with dirt and oil, with dusty trucker hats to match. The only difference was that one wore a red checkered shirt and the other wore a green one. Yet these similarities were deceptive. The one closest to me was the patient, the one…
Rheum for Everyone, Uncertainty in Rheumatology: Episode 20 (video)
In this episode, Dr. Kumar reflects on the impact of uncertainty on rheumatology and the important role of the rheumatologist in providing clarity for patients. He also highlights important articles in the May issue for readers to note.
Rheuminations: The Humble Case Report Tells a Story
I often think about medical literature as a sprawling metropolis. There are towering skyscrapers of randomized controlled trials, lofty schools of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and verdant parks of qualitative studies. Much less assuming are the case reports, which are sort of like homesteads for the majority of people who publish and contribute to the…
Rheum for Everyone, Episode 19: ‘Every Case Tells a Story’ (video)
In this episode, Dr. Kumar talks about why case reports are important in rheumatology and introduces his Rheuminations column in the April issue, in which he talks about the types of cases that make a good case report and elements that go into a good report.
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