Understanding the role of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in gout flares points to potential of NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors as a new treatment option.
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The 5 Ms: A Simple Framework to Care for Older Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C.—For the first time in U.S. history, older adults are projected to outnumber children by 2034, and their care poses unique challenges to the rheumatologist.1 Normal physiologic changes of aging include but aren’t limited to falling renal function, changes in pharmacokinetics and bone density loss. At the ACR Convergence 2024 Review Course, Namrata Singh,…
Urate-Lowering Therapy in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
In a new-patient consultation for joint pain, you see a 75-year-old man with a history of dementia, stage 3a chronic kidney disease (CKD) and nephrolithiasis. He has a uric acid level of 7.5 mg/dL. His medication list includes 300 mg daily allopurinol. What is NOT an indication for allopurinol? CKD-FIX Elevated serum urate levels are…
Better Education on Gout
Experts addressed how education and follow-up for patients with gout can improve disease management and highlighted the need for a better construction of gout remission.
Your Gout Guide for ACR Convergence 2024: Dr. Lisa Stamp
Lisa Stamp, MBChB, PhD, is here to help the busy clinician by curating a collection of the most significant and notable abstracts in gout research to be presented at ACR Convergence 2024.
Demystifying Artificial Intelligence in Rheumatology
As I was aimlessly browsing the web one night, I noticed a strange ad on the side. It was for a bird feeder powered by artificial intelligence (AI). I don’t know exactly what prompted the Google ad algorithm to show me this particular advertisement, but I was nevertheless struck by it. Against my better judgment,…
Gout & Its Comorbidities
At ACR Convergence 2023, experts addressed important topics in gout research, including treating and preventing gout flares, lowering urate levels and managing comorbidities, as well as racial inequities in gout treatment, disease burden and outcomes.
Going Viral: How to Find & Engage Your Audience to Become a Podcast Celebrity
A panel of experts, including ACR on Air Host Jonathan Hausmann, MD, provided tips and insights into creating a podcast and engaging with an audience.
Old Disease, New Tricks: A Novel Approach to Understanding Gout
SAN DIEGO—Gout has sometimes been called the disease of kings, not only because of the fact that purine-rich foods were long affordable only to wealthier individuals, but also because the disease has been around since the monarchies that existed centuries ago. However, with groundbreaking research leading to a better understanding of gout, we can now…
How to Reduce Gout Flares
SAN DIEGO—If patients with gout keep their serum urate (SU) levels very low with urate-lowering therapy (ULT), they have fewer flares, according to a research abstract presented at ACR Convergence 2023.
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