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New Research Shows Knee Osteoarthritis Prevalence Is Rising

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  September 20, 2018

Studies highlighting the large numbers of people affected by knee osteoarthritis (OA) point to what clinicians who treat knee OA have been seeing for the past few decades: a substantial increase in the prevalence of knee OA in the U.S. and globally. Roughly 250 million people are affected by knee OA worldwide, and about 14…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:body mass index (BMI)knee osteoarthritisphysical activity

Case Report: A Psoriatic Arthritis Patient with Dactylitis & Enthesitis

Samantha C. Shapiro, MD; Jemima Albayda, MD; & Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS  |  September 20, 2018

A 36-year-old woman presented at the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center for a second opinion regarding a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). One year prior to our evaluation, she had developed pain and stiffness in her hands, feet, knees, ankles, elbows and shoulders. She had mild plaque psoriasis of the scalp and base of the neck,…

Filed under:ConditionsOther Rheumatic ConditionsPsoriatic Arthritis Tagged with:DactylitisEnthesitisPsAPsoriatic Arthritis

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Advanced Practice Clinicians May Help Close the Workforce Gap

Paul H. Caldron, DO, PhD, FACP, FACR, MBA  |  September 20, 2018

GLENDALE, ARIZ.—Arizona is a microcosm of America’s challenges in reconciling the rheumatology workforce to growing patient demand, as quantified in the ACR’s Workforce Study of 2015.1 So it was timely this year for the Phoenix Rheumatology Association to sponsor its 1st Annual Strategic Training for Rheumatology Advanced Practice Clinicians Symposium. (Note: Advanced practice clinicians [APCs]…

Filed under:Practice SupportWorkforce Tagged with:Advanced Practice Cliniciansnurse practitionerphysician assistantsworkforce projections

The 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Program Preview

From the College  |  September 20, 2018

Save the date for the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, Oct. 19–24 in Chicago. Connect with your colleagues for an unmatched educational experience featuring exceptional sessions by leading rheumatology experts. The ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting is your gateway to global rheumatology education. With more than 450 sessions—including The Great Debate—the meeting provides boundless opportunities for professional development,…

Filed under:From the College Tagged with:2018 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingAssociation of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)

An Improved State of Mind?

Arthritis & Rheumatology  |  September 4, 2018

Evidence suggesting common inflammatory pathways in RA and depression is increasing. However, this study found that improved physical health through pharmacologic treatment does not by itself improve mental health. …

Filed under:ConditionsResearch RheumRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:Arthritis & RheumatologyDepressionMental HealthResearchRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Distinct DNA Methylation Patterns Associated with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  August 28, 2018

New research explores the genome-wide epigenetic changes associated with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The results suggest distinct patterns in DNA methylation may become a useful diagnostic marker…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:chronic fatigue syndromeDNA Methylationmyalgic encephalomyelitis

Help Patients Live Their Best Lives

Carina Stanton  |  August 16, 2018

September is national Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month. Encourage your patients to take the ACR’s pledge to live well with rheumatic disease, and help your community understand how these diseases affect your patients…

Filed under:Professional Topics Tagged with:American College of Rheumatology (ACR)patient carePledge to Live WellRheumatic Disease Awareness Month (RDAM)Rheumatic Disease Report CardSimple Tasks

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The Classification & Diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

Harry E. Subramanian, Ravi Sutaria, MD, & Fotios Koumpouras, MD  |  August 16, 2018

Based on the classification system developed by the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis is defined as a necrotizing vasculitis involving small vessels that is associated with myeloperoxidase (MPO) ANCA or proteinase 3 (PR3) ANCA and displays minimal immune deposits. The mechanism behind the pathogenesis of ANCA-associated vasculitis is not fully…

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome: The Risk of Travel at High Altitudes

Antiphospholipid Syndrome: The Risk of Travel at High Altitudes

Vaneet Kaur Sandhu, MD, & Kathleen Teves, MD  |  August 16, 2018

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune clotting disorder that may present catastrophically with multiple thromboses over a short period of time. In this article, we examine the case of a woman with undiagnosed APS whose first symptoms presented during a long-haul flight. A review of the literature on thrombosis at high altitudes and during long…

Filed under:ConditionsOther Rheumatic Conditions Tagged with:Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS)blood clotHughes Syndrome

EULAR & ACR Define Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Disease for Laymen

Thomas R. Collins  |  July 19, 2018

Understanding rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) is an understandably tall order for the lay public, what with the huge number of conditions and the complex—and often little understood—processes involved. Now, a working group of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and the ACR has set out to try to correct this problem with a definition…

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