Search results for "Rheumatoid arthritis"
Boxed warning added to gout drug, more ARBs recalled
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/boxed-warning-added-to-gout-drug-more-arbs-recalled.htm
1 Apr 2019
Educators can help with trainees' depression
This issue covers topics such as depression in medical residency, guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis, and rehabilitation for knee pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/04/editors.htm
1 Apr 2016
Standard- and high-dose biologics for RA associated with increased risk of serious infections compared to DMARDs alone
Standard-dose and high-dose biological drugs with or without disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) were associated with an increase in serious infections compared to DMARDs alone, a meta-analysis found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/19/4.htm
19 May 2015
MKSAP Quiz: joint pain and plaque psoriasis
A 44-year-old man is evaluated for a 2-year history of joint pain in the wrists, hands, knees, ankles, and feet. He also has a 12-year-history of plaque psoriasis. There are large erythematous plaques with an overlying silvery scale on the elbows, knees, sacrum, and scalp. The wrists are swollen and warm bilaterally, and there is bilateral synovitis of the metacarpophalangeal joints. There are effusions on both knees. The appearance of the toes is shown. The patient refuses to begin therapy with tumor necrosis factor ##alpha; inhibitors because of concern about possible side effects. What is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/mksap.htm
1 Nov 2010
Methotrexate may decrease rates of large-joint replacement in RA patients taking TNF inhibitors
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors may have lower rates of large-joint replacement when also taking methotrexate, a new study indicates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/14/5.htm
14 Apr 2015
MKSAP Quiz: 4-day history of fever, malaise
A 24-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a 4-day history of fever, malaise, and arthralgia of the elbows, wrists, and knees. Two days ago, he developed progressive pain and swelling of the right knee. He also has a rash on his arm. Following a physical exam and blood cultures, what is the most appropriate diagnostic test to perform?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/mksap.htm
1 Apr 2015
MKSAP Quiz: Gradually progressive dyspnea
A 74-year-old man is evaluated for a five-year history of gradually progressive dyspnea and dry cough without wheezing or hemoptysis. For the past 2 years he has had pain and occasional swelling in both knees. Physical examination shows no digital clubbing or cyanosis. What is the most likely diagnosis?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/mksap.htm
1 Jan 2011
Clarification to a previous issue
A recent item in ACP InternistWeekly should have noted that new criteria on rheumatoid arthritis were jointly published in the September Arthritis & Rheumatism and the September Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The item has been updated.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/31/11.htm
31 Aug 2010
Seeking clarity for opioid prescribing
Doctors continue to be frustrated by their patients' chronic pain problems, due to a lack of evidence on opioids' long-term effectiveness and strong evidence of potential harms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/opioids.htm
1 Apr 2015
Off-label hydroxychloroquine no more effective than placebo when added to usual care for osteoarthritis hand pain
Findings do not support the current practice of off-label use of hydroxychloroquine in patients with hand osteoarthritis, but that should not deter research and drug development communities from researching more potent agents or compounds that more specifically target the inflammatory pathways, editorialists said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/27/2.htm
27 Feb 2018