Search results for: chronic pain

The Diagnostic View: Assess Your Rheumatology Knowledge

Jennifer L. Demertzis, MD | April 1, 2015

Radiograph, MR images of a 55-year-old man with chronic back pain

Medication Non-Adherence by Rheumatology Patients & What Rheumatologists Can Do

Jennifer Stichman, MD, and Dennis J. Boyle, MD | April 1, 2015

Lack of efficacy, poor DAS scores may be misinterpreted as a drug failure

New Therapeutics for Osteoarthritis May Be in Sight

Antonios Aliprantis, MD, PhD | April 1, 2015

Overview of OA pathogenesis, recent discoveries suggest new treatment strategies are possible

Case Report: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Degenerative Disk Disease

Patricia Frisch, PhD; Ronald R. Butendieck, MD; Andy Abril, MD; Peter M. McIntosh, MD; Salim M. Ghazi, MD; Elliot L. Dimberg, MD; Lynn F. Feldman, DO; David G. Lucas, MD; and Andrea Styron, MSR-PT | March 1, 2015

Combination therapy includes abatacept for patient with erosive, chronic RA, underlying osteoarthritis and degenerative disk disease

Seizures in Lupus

Anna Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD, and Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD | March 1, 2015

Case report highlights important twist to differential diagnosis of neuropsychiatric lupus

When Rheumatology and Cancer Collide

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | March 1, 2015

Chronic inflammation, cancer and autoimmunity are inextricably linked

Giant Cell Arteritis Challenging to Diagnose, Manage

Sebastian Unizony, MD, and John H. Stone, MD, MPH | March 1, 2015

Common form of primary vasculitis difficult to identify, treat, but latest research suggests potential new therapeutic targets

Drug Interactions for Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole Come to Light

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | February 1, 2015

Plus, updates on buprenorphine, diclofenac sodium, secukinumab and other rheumatology drug news, safety information

UNC’s Thurston Arthritis Research Center in the Spotlight

Gretchen Henkel | February 1, 2015

Approachability, collaboration foster excellence in this basic science, clinical and epidemiological research program

Has Technology Depersonalized the Art of Medical Teaching?

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | February 1, 2015

Video streaming, interactive learning, flipped classrooms, self-study replacing class lectures