Lupus & Connective Tissue Diseases
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Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors often prescribed inappropriately
Clinical guidelines and advice from the Choosing Wisely campaign recommend against the routine use of pulmonary vasodilators for patients with...
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Bloating. Flatulence. Think SIBO
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VIDEO: Cannabinoids in dermatology
SAN DIEGO – “Our skin is chock full of cannabinoids; chock full of expression of cannabinoid receptors.”
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VIDEO: Considering systemic disease in dermatology patients
SAN DIEGO – “The idea is really to start to try to get our dermatology colleagues thinking more systemically and outside of just the skin.”
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How to direct refer for GI endoscopy
MAUI, HAWAII – There is a right way and a wrong way to make a direct referral for GI endoscopy, says gastroenterologist Uma Mahadevan, MD.
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Role of musculoskeletal ultrasound expands in rheumatic diseases
MAUI, HAWAII – Recent studies highlight ultrasound’s utility across a broad spectrum of rheumatic diseases.
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Badly behaved neutrophils are novel target in rheumatic diseases
MAUI, HAWAII – “Neutrophils are like these bumbling idiots that just come in and hit everything in sight and cause all sorts of damage.”
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Lung scan often not requested for new SSc patients
Approximately half of rheumatologists order high-resolution CT chest scans for new systemic sclerosis patients.
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Experts review the year in rheumatology ... and what lies ahead
Thought leaders pick rheumatology’s top developments in the past year and predict the big events to come at the Rheumatology Winter Clinical...
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ANA assay results differ widely in established lupus patients
Study results call into question the use of assays to determine trial eligibility and their role in clinical practice.
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Large-vessel vasculitis: More severe in HIV-infected patients
Large-vessel vasculitis was more severe in HIV-infected individuals.