Rheumatology
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Heart Disease Dogs Arthritis Patients
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IOM Report on Pain Ignores Rheumatologists
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Ask the Expert: Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome
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The Lab Is Your Scope
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Lost Productivity Chief Among Indirect Costs of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Major Finding: Sick leave and disability pension in Sweden increased rapidly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis before the initiation of...
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Entheses Seen on Ultrasound Can Accurately Predict Spondyloarthritis
Major Finding: One vascularized enthesis seen on ultrasound predicted SpA within 2 years with a sensitivity of 76% and a specificity of 81%.
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Cutaneous Lupus Over Age 50 Probably Drug Induced
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Consider Infliximab for Refractory Cutaneous Sarcoidosis
Major Finding: Lesions of cutaneous sarcoidosis resolved in three of nine patients after a course of infliximab therapy.Data Source: A...
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Discontinuing Infliximab Can Benefit Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Major Finding: Approximately 80% of adults with early rheumatoid arthritis can discontinue infliximab for at least a year with no severe adverse...
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HLA-B27 Positivity Strongest Predictor of TNF-Inhibitor Response in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Major Finding: The odds ratio for patients who were HLA-B27 positive and achieved ASDAS major improvement (greater than or equal to 2.0) at 3...
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COPD Prevalence Doubled in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Major Finding: COPD was a comorbid condition in 8.9% of patients with RA compared with 4.4% of controls from the general population in one study (...