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Diagnosis of Acute Gouty Arthritis Obscured by Anchoring Bias

Diagnosis of Acute Gouty Arthritis Obscured by Anchoring Bias

Sneha Patel, MD, Monica Mohile, MD, & Arundathi Jayatilleke, MD  |  April 19, 2017

A 56-year-old African American man presents to the emergency department with polyarthralgias and a fever of 103ºF. One month prior to admission, he presented with right knee pain and swelling. Blood cultures grew S. epidermidis. He was treated for presumed septic arthritis complicated by MSSE bacteremia. He was treated with meropenem and a prolonged course…

Filed under:ConditionsGout and Crystalline Arthritis Tagged with:anchoring biasArthritiscase reportClinicalDiagnosisdiagnostic testingGoutinflammationjointoutcomepatient carepolyarthralgiaRArheumatologistrheumatologyseropositive rheumatoid arthritisTreatment

Intimacy & Rheumatic Conditions

Karen Appold  |  April 14, 2017

The side effects of rheumatic conditions and their treatments can cause symptoms some may find awkward or embarrassing to discuss with their physicians. But Ara Dikranian, MD, says rheumatologists must address intimacy issues, both physical and emotional, with all patients…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:intimacylifestylepatient carepatient communicationrelationshipsex

Quality Measures Used to Assess Care, Improve Outcomes in Children, Adults with Rheumatic Diseases

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  March 20, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a session during the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, aptly called Quality Measures and Quality of Care I, a panel of experts presented information on a number of programs underway in rheumatology using quality measures to both assess and improve patient outcomes. Leading off were two presentations on programs using quality measures to improve…

Filed under:ConditionsMeeting ReportsPediatric ConditionsQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:2016 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)patient carePediatricPractice ManagementQualityRheumatic Diseaserheumatologistrheumatology

Pain Management Research Sheds Light on Postsurgical Pain Sensitization, Opioid Risks, Nondrug Interventions

Susan Bernstein  |  March 20, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Successful management of pain remains a challenge for rheumatologists. Five research abstracts presented at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in a session titled Pain—Basic and Clinical Aspects offered new insights on pain sensitization, and the risks and effects of various pain therapies. Knee Pain After Surgery Can we predict which patients will have longer-term…

Filed under:ConditionsMeeting ReportsResearch Rheum Tagged with:2016 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)Managementnondrug interventionopioidPainpatient careQualityResearchrheumatologistrisk

How to Diagnose Antisynthetase Syndrome

How to Diagnose Antisynthetase Syndrome

Quretul Quresh, MD, & Stephen Lindsey, MD  |  March 17, 2017

Antisynthetase syndrome (AS) is strongly associated with the presence of antibodies to aminoacyl-transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetases (ARSs) that are implicated in the pathogenesis of myositis and interstitial lung disease (ILD). Antibodies against eight antisynthetases have been identified and are detected in 16–26% of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM).1 Serum assays for five of these…

Filed under:ConditionsMyositisOther Rheumatic ConditionsResearch Rheum Tagged with:aminoacyl-transfer RNAAntisynthetase SyndromeClinicalDiagnosisinflammatoryInterstitial Lung DiseaseMyopathiesmyositisoutcomepatient careResearchrheumatologistrheumatologysyndromeTreatment

Time to Rethink Inpatient Rehab After Knee Replacement?

Megan Brooks  |  March 14, 2017

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Inpatient rehabilitation did not lead to better mobility following total knee replacement compared with a home-based program in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Australia. The findings do not support inpatient rehabilitation for adults undergoing uncomplicated total knee arthroplasty, conclude the authors in JAMA on March 14.1 “Normally, one study is…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:kneeknee arthroplastyrehabilitationtotal knee replacement

Spinal Underwear May Relieve Lower Back Pain

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  March 14, 2017

A recent study in nurses and healthcare professionals examined the efficacy of a novel ergonomic aid for managing low back pain. After a three-month trial, researchers found that the aid, Spinal Underwear, reduced low back pain, suggesting that musculoskeletal symptoms may be influenced by posture and somatization…

Filed under:ConditionsResearch Rheum Tagged with:Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)Back painlow back painMusculoskeletal

Online Treatment Reduces Chronic Knee Pain from Arthritis

Shereen Lehman  |  February 22, 2017

(Reuters Health)—A web-based program of exercise and coping skills training improves both function and pain in arthritic knees, a new study suggests. This kind of online therapy can greatly improve access to effective, nonsurgical and non-drug relief for people with osteoarthritis of the knee, researchers say. “Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic knee pain…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersProfessional Topics Tagged with:Arthritisknee painonline therapyPainCOACHtelemedicine

Rheumatology Research Abstracts Highlight Treatment for Hand OA, Risk of Depression in Lupus and More

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  February 15, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C.—What do treating hand osteoarthritis (OA) in the primary care setting, high financial strain and risk of depression in patients with lupus, prolonged sitting and cardiovascular disease, and sex-specific treatment after total hip arthroplasty have in common? They were all topics presented during a session titled ARHP I: Exemplary Abstracts at the 2016 ACR/ARHP…

Filed under:ConditionsInsuranceMeeting ReportsResearch Rheum Tagged with:2016 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingAssociation of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)cardiovascularDepressionhandhealthcare costinsuranceLupusOAOsteoarthritispatient careResearchrheumatologistrheumatologyriskSLESystemic lupus erythematosustotal hip arthroplasty

Pediatric Rheumatology Research Highlights Successful Approaches to Manage Juvenile Rheumatic Diseases

Susan Bernstein  |  February 15, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Patients with juvenile rheumatic diseases are thriving in an era of highly effective therapies, successful self-management strategies, better understanding of genetic links to autoimmunity risk and improved efforts to listen to and engage with these young patients. That bright picture for young people with arthritis was presented by pediatrics at the ACR/ARHP Concurrent Abstract…

Filed under:ConditionsMeeting ReportsPediatric Conditions Tagged with:2016 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingJuvenile idiopathic arthritisManagementoutcomepatient carePediatricrheumatologistrheumatologyTreatment

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