Through much of the 20th century, dedicated rheumatic disease units were found in hospitals across the U.S. and countries around the world. In the latter part of the century, this began to change, with hospitals moving toward the consult model of care for rheumatic patients. This change reflects larger shifts in the medical world toward…
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Learn to Spot Neuropathic Arthropathy Mimicking RA
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by polyarthritis, especially involving hands and wrists. Without treatment, RA usually evolves to articular deformities. Unfortunately, although rheumatoid deformities are characteristic, they are not pathognomonic, and we should be aware of possible mimics.1 Neuropathic arthropathy (NA), similar to other diseases, such as hemochromatosis, psoriatic arthritis, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, Jaccoud…
Researchers Seek to Predict & Prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis
Preventing adverse outcomes in individuals who have rheumatic diseases is a daily goal for rheumatologists. For example, rheumatologists prescribe medications and perform screening to prevent erosions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), renal failure in systemic lupus erythematosus and flares across all diseases. Many of these actions are classified as secondary or tertiary prevention, because individuals have…
6 Things Endocrinologists Want Rheumatologists to Know
In your daily contact with rheumatology patients, you likely come across several who have type 1 or 2 diabetes. Are you doing all you can to maximize their treatment? Most physicians know about the damaging health effects of uncontrolled diabetes. From vision loss to kidney failure to nerve damage, those with diabetes require regular vigilance…
Telehealth Is Helping the Underserved
For many uninsured and underinsured patients in Yuba City, Calif., seeing a rheumatologist used to mean taking a day off from work and driving 108 miles, roundtrip, to the University of California Davis Medical Center. That changed this year when patients were offered the option of having a telemedicine consultation with a rheumatologist as part…
5 Ways You Can Get Involved During Arthritis Awareness Month
The ACR’s 2015 Rheumatology Workforce Study Report projects a shortage of 3,800 rheumatologists in the U.S. by 2040. Given the projected rise in the number of adults with arthritis and the anticipated shortfall in the supply of rheumatologists, it is more important than ever to raise awareness about the benefits of early intervention, timely referral and specialized care by a rheumatologist. The ACR’s Board of Directors and advocacy team will be in Washington, D.C., this month to let legislators know how their decisions affect your practices and patients. You can take action—no matter where you are—to help us spread our advocacy messages throughout the month…
Using Ultrasound to Diagnose Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Note: Updated May 2, 2018, to correct a link in the reference section. The error was introduced in editing. A 44-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the outpatient rheumatology clinic that had followed her for several years for rheumatoid arthritis. She was compliant with her regimen of hydroxychloroquine, etanercept and salsalate. Her chief complaint was worsening…
Reduced Serum Uric Acid Levels May Protect Against Renal Function Decline
New research examined the link between a reduction in serum uric acid (SUA) levels and the reduced risk of renal function decline in patients with gout. The findings suggest that aggressive serum acid-lowering approaches may be helpful in slowing the progression of renal disease…
The FDA Approved Several New Rheumatology Drugs in 2017
SAN DIEGO—In a session at the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, Kam Nola, PharmD, MS, professor in the College of Pharmacy and vice chair in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., updated participants on new medications and new indications for rheumatology treatments and safety labeling changes approved by the U.S. Food…
Professor Shares Findings from 45 Years of Lupus Research
SAN DIEGO—What are the predisposing genes that suggest who will develop active systemic lupus erythematosus and who will stay healthy? Decades of research data help rheumatologists clarify this picture, says Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos, MD, professor of immunology and microbiology at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. At his Nov. 5 lecture at the 2017…
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