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Success & Challenges of Multidisciplinary Rheumatology Clinics

Julianna Desmarais, MD, & Marcia Friedman, MD  |  November 12, 2020

We have all been there when a patient with a systemic autoimmune disease needs sudden coordination of care. Your patient with Behçet’s disease nonchalantly mentions he hasn’t been able to see out of his right eye for two days. The spouse of one of your patients with sarcoidosis writes to you on the patient portal…

Filed under:Practice Support Tagged with:multidisciplinaryOregon Health & Science University

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Yao Syndrome: A Case Report & Clinical Review

Peter Gorevic, MD, & Qingping Yao, MD, PhD  |  November 12, 2020

Case Presentation History of present illness A 66-year-old white woman presented with unexplained, recurrent episodes of high fever, abdominal pain, rash and arthralgias occurring over the previous three years. During typical episodes, the patient experienced flu-like symptoms, followed by fever, abdominal pain and non-bloody diarrhea without tenesmus. Her temperatures were 101–103ºF, with chills lasting up…

Filed under:ConditionsOther Rheumatic Conditions Tagged with:case reportNOD2-associated auto­inflammatory diseaseYao Syndrome

Dr. Fauci Talks COVID-19 with the ACR

Susan Bernstein  |  November 10, 2020

ACR CONVERGENCE 2020—At the ACR’s fully virtual annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 7, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984, delivered a special lecture on COVID-19, from virology to therapy to vaccine development. Novel Coronavirus, Familiar Vectors When Chinese physicians first reported infections by what…

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceMeeting Reports Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020Anthony S. FauciCOVID-19

A New Frailty Index Aids Lupus Assessment

Vanessa Caceres  |  October 19, 2020

A recently developed frailty index may be a valuable way to quantify vulnerability in patients with systemic lupus erythe­matosus (SLE), according to a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.1 When evaluating SLE, physicians consider a patient’s disease activity, organ damage and health-related quality of life. The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/ACR Damage Index (SDI)…

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ACR Convergence 2020 Workshop Covers 2021 Practice Management & Coding Changes

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  October 19, 2020

Attendees at the daylong workshop will learn about key evaluation and management code changes coming in 2021 that affect rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceBilling/CodingMeeting Reports Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020E/M CodingPractice Management

Sedentary Lifestyle Linked to Reduced Quality of Life in People with Knee OA

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  September 21, 2020

Physical inactivity significantly affects disease burden and reduces the overall quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study from Losina et al. The researchers calculated the total quality-adjusted life-years lost for U.S. patients with OA due to inactivity.

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

ACR Convergence Offers Quick Reviews of Rheumatology Topics in Shorter, ‘Down & Dirty 30’ Sessions

Catherine Kolonko  |  September 9, 2020

Here’s a taste of what participants in this year’s virtual annual meeting, ACR Convergence 2020, will have access to during Down & Dirty 30, four 30-minute sessions designed to provide refreshers on specific rheumatology-related topics.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceEducation & TrainingMeeting Reports Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020ACR Convergence 2020 – RAEducation

Case Report: What’s Causing This Severe Case of Rhabdomyolysis?

Aditya S. Pawaskar, MBBS, MD, & Weishali V. Joshi, MD  |  August 12, 2020

Rhabdomyolysis is a clinical syndrome characterized by muscle tissue necrosis and release of intramuscular components into the circulation. Typical manifestations include muscle pain and myoglobinuria, causing dark urine. Serum creatinine kinase (CK) enzyme levels are usually markedly elevated. Severity can range from muscle enzyme elevation in the serum of an otherwise asymptomatic patient to extremely…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:hypopituitarismhypothyroidismrhabdomyolysis

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Recurrent Medial Elbow Pain Following Successful Tommy John Surgery

Mark H. Greenberg, MD, RMSK, RhMSUS, A. Lee Day, MD, RMSK, James W. Fant Jr., MD, & Christopher G. Mazoue, MD  |  August 12, 2020

A 27-year-old, left-handed man was referred to our ultrasound clinic for left elbow pain. History The patient had been a pitcher on a Minor League Baseball team. Two years before, he developed sudden, severe medial elbow pain while pitching in a game. The pain was associated with some tingling down the left medial forearm. The…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:case reportdiagnostic imagingelbow painTommy John Surgeryulnar nerveulnar nerve instabilityulnar nerve relocation syndromeultrasonographyUltrasound

The Problem with Peer Review

Philip Seo, MD, MHS  |  August 12, 2020

I should have paid more attention in medical school. If I had, I might have remembered enough about basic pathophysiology to know why everyone was suddenly pulling their patients off of lisinopril. For those of you who need a quick primer: When the pressure in the renal artery drops, the kidney secretes renin. Working together,…

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