Articles tagged with "patient care"

Ethics Forum: Electronic Health Records Raise Concerns about Physician-Patient Relationship

Elizabeth A. Kitsis, MD, MBE, & Robert H. Shmerling, MD | October 1, 2014

Health information technology may distract physicians during exam room visits with patients

Electronic Health Records Present Communication Challenges for Physicians

The ACR Subcommittee on Health Information Technology | October 1, 2014

Digitized patient records have transformed how clinicians record, understand clinical information

Mortality Rates Improve for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mary Beth Nierengarten | October 1, 2014

Emerging research suggests patients with RA are living longer, bolsters support for early aggressive treatment of RA

Treatment, Management Options for Difficult-to-Control Gout

Joan McTigue, PA-C | October 1, 2014

Patient education is key to medication compliance, battling gouty flares

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis in Systemic Sclerosis

Carmen Busca Arenzana, MR, Ander Mayor-Ibarguren, MR, Amara Pieren-Salazar, MR, Natalia Martin-Suñe, MD, Isabel Esteban-Rodríguez, MD, Juan José Ríos-Blanco, MD, & Francisco Arnalich-Fernández, MD | October 1, 2014

A case report

Persistent Symptomatic Hypocalcemia Due to Denosumab: A Case Review

Lyudmila Kirillova, MD, & William Ayoub, MD | October 1, 2014

Patients with osteoporosis and impaired renal function are at risk

Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes: Difficult to Recognize, Diagnose, Treat

Philip J. Hashkes, MD, MSc, & Ronald M. Laxer, MDCM, FRCPC | October 1, 2014

Two case studies demonstrate the difficulty, delay in recognizing this rare autoinflammatory disease

Patients with Non-Classic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Can Benefit from Surgery

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | September 19, 2014

Patients with extra-median spread of CTS symptoms had similar post-surgical outcomes as patients with classic CTS

Socioeconomic Factors Contribute to Inconsistent Use of DMARDs Among Patients with RA

Richard Quinn | September 12, 2014

Study suggests that addressing predictors may help tailor efforts to improve care, treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatologists’ Involvement Aids in Gout Diagnosis, Follow-up for Inpatients

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | September 5, 2014

Two studies find rheumatologists can help optimally manage gout episodes