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What you'll find here at MDLinx Rheumatology: The top rheumatology clinical articles of the day, plus MDLinx exclusive content
- Our medical editors bring you the best key learnings published in the top peer-reviewed rheumatology medical journals. You'll find overviews here ranked and organized by topic on rheumatoid arthritis, joint and back pain, osteoarthritis, lupus and autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis and bone fractures. In a matter of minutes, you and all the members of your patient care team can stay current on the literature as it is published.
- MDLinx exclusive content includes monthly highlights from our physician editor, D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, as well as clinical pearls from The Smartest Internist, The Smartest Family Physician, and The Smartest Pediatrician daily quiz challenges.
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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (58) Focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis241 Alcohol, fibromyalgia, and quality of life Full Text ScienceDaily, March 19, 2013
242 Hospitals work to keep patients from being readmitted Full Text USA Today, March 19, 2013
243 Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Costly Full Text HealthDay, March 19, 2013
244 Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: Study Full Text HealthDay, March 19, 2013
245 Wheelchair Patients Find Obstacles at Doctor’s Offices Bloomberg News, March 19, 2013
246 PatientsLikeMe tool matches patients around the world with clinical trials Full Text Healthcare IT News, March 18, 2013
247 iBlueButton hops across the pond Full Text Healthcare IT News, March 18, 2013
248 Oklahoma's largest health system builds medical home model with health IT Full Text Healthcare IT News, March 18, 2013
249 The Gender Gap in Pain The New York Times, March 18, 2013
250 Mobile device use while driving more common in the U.S. than in several European countries Full Text CDC, March 18, 2013
251 Actively Engaged Patients Have Lower Health Care Costs, Better Outcomes Full Text Pain Medicine News, March 18, 2013
252 Refusal to Expand Medicaid May Cost Employers $1 Billion Bloomberg News, March 18, 2013
253 ONC releases health information exchange toolkit for rural providers Full Text Healthcare IT News, March 15, 2013
254 Question Mark: Knee Problems Common for Baby Boomers The New York Times, March 15, 2013
255 Cellphones as a Modern Irritant The New York Times, March 15, 2013
256 How Creative Is Your Doctor? The New York Times, March 15, 2013
257 Washington could wind up running more health exchanges: official Full Text Reuters Health News, March 15, 2013
258 Study finds no rheumatoid arthritis, pollution link Full Text Reuters Health News, March 15, 2013
259 Gene Therapy Helped Mice Withstand Arthritis: Study Full Text HealthDay, March 15, 2013
260 AP Exclusive: Applying for Obama plan not easy Full Text The Seattle Times, March 14, 2013
Clinical Pearls in Rheumatology
- Independent predictors of disease activity in patients with systemic lupus include age, renal activity, immunosuppressant use and pre-existing organ damage
- When treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), male sex, short duration of symptoms and less tender joints at baseline were found to be independent predictors of sustained remission with conventional DMARDs
- Higher baseline DAS28 scores and positive rheumatoid factor status are significantly associated with an improvement in response to rituximab treatment
Highlights in Rheumatology
ACPA correlate with disease progression in JIA
In a study involving 74 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), 26 patients had detectable anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). The ACPA titers correlated with disease progression at baseline and after a median follow-up of 11.5 months. In addition to predicting disease severity and progression, the authors concluded that ACPA were superior to IgM-RF in diagnosing JIA.
Read the article summaryPredicting cardiovascular mortality in SLE
In a study involving 208 patients with SLE followed for 12 years, 42 deaths occurred, 48% of which were considered to be cardiovascular mortalities. Age, increased cystatin C levels, and arterial disease were predictive of all-cause mortality. Cigarette smoking and increased sVCAM-1, hsCRP, abeta2GP1, and aPL antibody levels were predictive of cardiovascular mortality.
Read the article summaryAnti-apoA-1 antibodies predict cardiovascular disease in RA patients
In a study conducted at the University of Geneva involving 118 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but without cardiovascular disease at baseline, the 10-year Framingham cardiovascular risk score (FRS) was improved with the inclusion of the anti-apoA-1 antibody titer. The median follow-up was 9 years and the incidence of cardiovascular disease was 16%. Other biomarkers, including the NT-proBNP, oxLDL, CRP, and RF levels and the anti-citrullinated peptide antibody titer, did not improve the FRS.
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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Business process changes, not IT, biggest challenge for providers Healthcare IT News, April 5, 2013 Free full text
2 New EHR bill would tweak MU requirements Healthcare IT News, April 2, 2013 Free full text
3 Small-Business Insurance Market From Health Law Delayed a Year Bloomberg News, April 2, 2013
4 Humana Rises as Traders Beat Decision on Medicare Rates Bloomberg News, April 2, 2013
5 HIT unprepared for omics onslaught Healthcare IT News, April 5, 2013 Free full text
6 Exercise key to good sleep ScienceDaily, March 6, 2013 Free full text
7 4 ways health IT can build trust Healthcare IT News, April 5, 2013 Free full text
8 HFMA project points to power of BI Healthcare IT News, April 2, 2013 Free full text
9 Certain Steroids May Raise Risk of Dangerous Blood Clots HealthDay, April 3, 2013 Free full text
10 HHS finalizes rule guaranteeing 100 percent funding for new Medicaid beneficiaries HHS News Releases, April 3, 2013
11 Docs limit patient EMR access Healthcare IT News, March 29, 2013 Free full text
12 APNewsBreak: Upper-income seniors' Medicare hike The Seattle Times, April 16, 2013 Free full text
13 MU program helps health care workers move past tragedy EurekAlert!, March 28, 2013 Free full text
14 New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period. Doctors could use information to start preventive treatment for bone loss, researcher says HealthDay, March 27, 2013 Free full text
15 Love may not be as elusive as some think, research says The Seattle Times, April 2, 2013 Free full text
16 The Face of Future Health Care The New York Times, March 25, 2013
17 Complaint-prone doctors can be identified before complaints occur ScienceDaily, April 16, 2013 Free full text
18 Thinking Twice About Calcium Supplements The New York Times, April 9, 2013
19 Hundreds of thousands of Medicare recipients to lose telehealth services Healthcare IT News, April 1, 2013 Free full text
20 Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients HealthDay, March 26, 2013 Free full text
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