Guidelines give greater nod to use of combination conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for rheumatoid arthritis, leave monotherapy with methotrexate as acceptable first-line treatment
Search results for: glucocorticoid
ACR Issues sJIA Recommendations, SSc Classification Criteria
Guidelines address advances in pathophysiology and treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis; criteria classify broader spectrum of systemic sclerosis
ACR 2013 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium: Diagnosis and Management of Vasculitis
The latest on Behçet’s syndrome, infectious arthritis, and central nervous system vasculitis
Quality Patient Care in Rheumatology a Challenge to Define, Measure
Rapid change and increasing costs in healthcare have sparked renewed interest in providing high-quality care, but demonstrating quality is difficult
Rheumatology Drug Updates
Information on new approvals and medication safety that rheumatologists need to know
Salt as a Promoter of Th17 Cells and Autoimmune Disease
New research on Th17 suggests that a high salt diet may be a risk factor for inflammation.
Prednisone Might be the Missing Ingredient in the American College of Rheumatology’s Recommendations for Treating Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
A combination therapy with glucocorticoids may be the gold standard for treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Is Predisone 3 mg/day an Appropriate Dose for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Long-term, low-dose prednisone at less than 5 mg/day appears tolerable and effective for many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Why Oral Corticosteroids Should Not be Used in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Steroid use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been linked to higher mortality rates, greater rate of infections, more cases of pneumonia, and serious gastrointestinal events
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Use a Combination of Tests, Patient History, and Physical Exam when Assessing Myopathies
Autoantibody testing, electromyogram, muscle tissue biopsy, and a clinical exam may help confirm a myopathy diagnosis
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- …
- 52
- Next Page »