Take the challenge. D—Even though the patient’s chief complaint is for a follow-up of chronic idiopathic gout without tophi, the patient is presenting with an acute flare of idiopathic gout of the left knee. Acute gout and chronic gout have specific coding guidelines, because they each have an Excludes 1 note. This indicates they are…
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Improvement in Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Obese patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis are apt to experience significant symptomatic relief following bariatric surgery, according to a new chart review. Specifically, the study found that more than half of the patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis reported improvements in their disease following surgery. Dr. Soumya Reddy, assistant professor of…
Even Doctors & Nurses Don’t Always Have Healthy Lifestyles
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Even doctors and nurses don’t always follow the healthy lifestyle choices they recommend for patients to reduce the risk of medical problems, such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes, a U.S. study suggests. Although rates of these conditions appeared lower among healthcare workers than other people, the diseases were still common. They…
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Fat’s Role in Inflammation
How obesity, metabolic stress, inflammation contribute to rheumatic diseases
EULAR 2014: Osteoarthritis and Obesity Link
Role of lipids in inflammation, new insights into T cell function focus of recent research
Bariatric Surgery May Help Obese Patients with Gout, Diabetes
Researchers found patients with morbid obesity, gout and diabetes achieved target serum urate concentrations post-bariatric surgery
Rheuminations: Why the Obesity Epidemic Should Matter to Rheumatologists
As changes in diet and eating habits have caused obesity rates to soar, research into the metabolic syndrome suggests obesity may be a form of a low-grade inflammatory state
First ARHP ‘Best of the Meeting’ Highlights Sleep Research, Osteoporosis Screening, More
“The line between ACR and ARHP sessions has totally blurred,” said Donah Zack Crawford, MA, during the presentation, “Highlights from the 2011 ARHP Sessions,” here at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting held in Chicago in November 2011.
Prevalence of Gout and Hyperuricemia Increase in U.S.
Causes include sedentary lifestyle, an increased frequency of obesity and hypertension, diuretic use, and alcohol intake