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3 AC&R Study Summaries: MoCA Screening in SLE, Pediatric Social Disadvantages & Surgical Weight Loss Interventions

Oshrat E. Tayer-Shifman, MD; Kimberley Yuen, BSc, MD; Zahi Touma, MD, PhD, FACP, FACR; William Daniel Soulsby, MD; Aleksandra Kostic, BSE; Valia Leifer, MA; & Elena Losina, PhD, MSC  |  November 9, 2022

MoCA as a Screening Test in SLE Assessing the utility of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) By Oshrat E. Tayer-Shifman, MD, Kimberley Yuen, BSc, MD, & Zahi Touma, MD, PhD, FACP, FACR Why was this study done? Cognitive impairment is a common manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with a prevalence of 40% based on…

Filed under:ConditionsResearch RheumSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Tagged with:Arthritis Care & ResearchDisparitiesObesityOsteoarthritisReading Rheum

Case Report: Digital Ulcers & Weight Loss in a Pediatric Patient

Anusha Vuppala, MD, & Sarwat Umer, MD  |  June 13, 2021

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a childhood form of inflammatory myopathy affecting children younger than 18 years. The diagnosis of JDM is based on characteristic clinical features of proximal muscle weakness, skin rash, elevated muscle enzymes, magnetic resonance imaging and muscle biopsy.1 Autoantibodies seen in patients with inflammatory myopathy are not only associated with particular phenotypes…

Filed under:ConditionsPediatric Conditions Tagged with:case reportinterstitial lung disease (ILD)juvenile dermatomyositisPediatric

Is More Better? Weight Loss Analysis in Older Patients with Knee OA

Arthritis Care & Research  |  November 5, 2018

Obesity is a modifiable risk factor for many patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), and the National Institutes of Health recommend an initial weight loss goal of 10%. But how does losing more weight affect knee OA patients? In a new study, researchers compared the outcomes of knee OA patients who lost more and less than the recommended 10% of their baseline weight, finding significant improvement in health-related quality of life and reduction in pain for patients who lost twice what’s recommended…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersResearch Rheum Tagged with:Arthritis Care & ResearchkneeKnee Osteoarthritis (OA)Obesityweight loss

Larger Weight Loss Tied to Greater Improvements in Arthritic Knees

Lisa Rapaport  |  June 19, 2018

(Reuters Health)—Obese people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) may find greater symptom relief when they lose larger amounts of weight, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data on 240 obese adults with pain from knee OA who were participating in an 18-month experiment to see how diet alone or diet plus exercise affected their health. Participants…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersResearch Rheum Tagged with:Arthritis Care & ResearchkneeKnee Osteoarthritis (OA)knee painObesityPainweight loss

Eat to Fight Inflammation & Promote Weight Loss

Karen Appold  |  November 11, 2017

Managing weight loss through diet may help patients with rheumatic disease reduce inflammation. Here are some strategies on weight loss and eating for rheumatologists and patients…

Filed under:ConditionsOther Rheumatic Conditions Tagged with:DieteatingfoodMediterranean dietweight loss

Weight Loss Surgery May Reduce Risk of Developing Gout

Madeline Kennedy  |  November 6, 2016

(Reuters Health)—Obese people who have weight loss surgeries, such as gastric bypass, are much less likely than those who don’t have surgery to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a Swedish study. People who chose to get weight loss surgery are also less than half as likely to develop hyperuricemia, too much…

Filed under:ConditionsGout and Crystalline Arthritis Tagged with:bariatric surgerygastric bypass surgeryGouthyperuricemiaUric acidweight loss

Weight Loss May Predict Early Death in RA Patients

Richard Quinn  |  June 5, 2015

According to a new study, patients with RA experiencing weight loss unrelated to exercise may be at risk of premature death.

Filed under:ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:BMIRheumatiod arthritisweight loss

Drugs Studied for Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Weight Loss

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  August 1, 2014

Plus, rheumatology drug news from EULAR 2014

Filed under:Axial SpondyloarthritisConditionsDrug UpdatesEULAR/OtherMeeting ReportsPsoriatic ArthritisRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:AC&RAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)Ankylosing Spondylitisanti-inflammatorydrugEULARInternationalKaufmanMethotrexatePsoriatic ArthritisRheumatoid arthritisrheumatologistrheumatologySafetytocilizumabweight loss

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Arthritis, Fever, and Weight Loss In a Teenager Suggest A Rheumatic Condition

Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD  |  January 1, 2014

Joint pain and swelling flare up in a 14-year-old boy who tests positive for inflammation, thrombocytosis, and human leukocyte antigen B27

Filed under:Axial SpondyloarthritisConditionsPediatric ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:anti-inflammatoryautoinflammatoryClinicalDiagnosisdrugfeverlabsMethotrexatepatient carePediatricprednisoneReactive arthritistocilizumabweight loss

Diet & Exercise: What’s the Economic Benefit for Overweight & Obese Patients with Knee OA?

Arthritis Care & Research  |  July 1, 2019

New research recently found that, when combined with standard treatment, diet and exercise regimens are cost effective for overweight and obese patients with knee OA…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersResearch Rheum Tagged with:Arthritis Care & ResearchDietExerciseKnee Osteoarthritis (OA)

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