A combination therapy with glucocorticoids may be the gold standard for treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Is Predisone 3 mg/day an Appropriate Dose for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Long-term, low-dose prednisone at less than 5 mg/day appears tolerable and effective for many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Coding Corner Question: December
Test your coding knowledge for an office visit by a 60-year-old patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who has an adverse reaction to an infliximab infusion, requiring her IV to be flushed with saline and pushed with diphenhydramine.
Rheumatology Drug Updates: Apremilast, Golimumab, and More
Information on new approvals and medication safety rheumatologists need to know
ACR Releases Guidelines for Gout Management
The American College of Rheumatology’s two-part guidelines stress the need for treating to target, more aggressive management, and therapy
Coding Corner: May’s Coding Challenge
A 54-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis is seen by the rheumatologist for a follow-up visit.
Reflections on Living with Lupus, and on Treating It
There are some people whose purpose in life is to entertain. Some of us are fortunate to have them as our patients.
Susac’s Syndrome: Confusion, Expressive Aphasia, Gait Instability
A 49-year-old man presented to the hospital with confusion, dysarthria, expressive aphasia, and progressive gait instability.
A Patient’s Perspective on RA
I was diagnosed in April 2010, at 44 years old, with seropositive RA; the disease rapidly turned my life upside down.
A Short History of Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapeutics
Or, why I chose to become a rheumatologist