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Patient and practitioner views of a new rheumatology (Tier 2) primary care service [PDF]

, 2007
The rheumatology Tier 2 service in Oldham was implemented to see patients in a primary care setting for their initial assessment. They were treated and discharged within the service, or referred on to secondary care in order to limit inappropriate ...
Ball, E, Critchley, S
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Applying Choosing Wisely: Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) and Sub-Serology Testing in a Safety Net Hospital System. [PDF]

, 2015
ObjectiveIn 2013, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) participated in the Choosing Wisely campaign and devised a recommendation to avoid testing antinuclear antibody (ANA) subserologies without a positive ANA and clinical suspicion of disease. The
Davis, Lisa Anne, Goldstein, Barbara, Hirsh, Joel, Keniston, Angela, Storfa, Amy, Tran, Vivian, Yazdany, Jinoos, Zell, JoAnn   +7 more
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Analysis of the Longitudinal Behavior of Serum Levels of Soluble Flt1 and Placental Growth Factor in Pregnant Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study analyzed longitudinal trajectories of soluble Flt1 (sFlt1) levels, placenta growth factor (PlGF) levels, and sFlt1:PlGF ratios in a cohort of pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Blood samples were collected (14–18, 24–26, 30–32, 34–36, and 38–40 weeks), stored at −80°C, and evaluated for serum levels ...
Nilson R. de Jesús, Guilherme R. de Jesús, Marcela I. Lacerda, Flávia C. dos Santos, Jeane de S Nogueira, Luiz Cristóvão Porto, Evandro S. F. Coutinho, Evandro M. Klumb   +7 more
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Podiatry services for patients with arthritis: an unmet need [PDF]

, 2010
Foot problems are extremely common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is ample evidence that foot pain, either alone or as a comorbidity, contributes significantly to disability.
Chapman, J, Dalbeth, N, Gow, P, Rome, K, Williams, AE   +4 more
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Preliminary definitions for the sonographic features of synovitis in children [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) has the potential to be an important tool in the assessment of disease activity in childhood arthritides. To assess pathology, clear definitions for synovitis need to be developed first.
Backhaus, M, Balint, P, Bruns, A, Bruyn, Ga, Collado, P, D'Agostino, Ma, De la Cruz, L, Guillaume Czitrom, S, Herlin, T, Hernandez, C, Iagnocco, Annamaria, Jousse Joulin, S, Lanni, S, Lilleby, V, Magni Manzoni, S, Malattia, C, Modesto, C, Naredo, E., Narrodi, A, Nieto, Jc, Ohrndorf, S, Ravagnani, V, Rossi, L, Roth, J, Selvaag, Am, Swen, N, Ting, T, Tzaribachev, N, Vega Fernandez, P, Vojinovic, J, Windschall, D   +30 more
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Metabolic Consequences of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have metabolic disruption, which can contribute to adverse long‐term outcomes, for multiple reasons. Patients with RA appear to have a higher risk of sarcopenia, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension. Systemic inflammation in RA can cause a “lipid paradox,” with reduced low‐
Stevie Barry, Emily Sheng, Joshua F. Baker   +2 more
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A national registry for juvenile dermatomyositis and other paediatric idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: 10 years' experience; the Juvenile Dermatomyositis National (UK and Ireland) Cohort Biomarker Study and Repository for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives: The paediatric idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a group of rare chronic inflammatory disorders of childhood, affecting muscle, skin and other organs.
Bohan, Bohan, Brown, Chinoy, Chinoy, Christen-Zaech, Clarissa A. Pilkington, Constantin, Elst, Gunawardena, Gunawardena, Huber, Huber, Huber, Huber, Isenberg, Joyce E. Davidson, Kevin Murray, Kim, Li, Li, Lovell, Lowry, Lucy R. Wedderburn, Maillard, Maillard, Marhaug, McCann, McCann, McCann, Mendez, Miller, Neil Martin, Pachman, Pachman, Petra Krol, Ravelli, Rider, Rider, Rider, Rider, Riley, Riley, Sally Smith, Salomonsson, Stringer, Symmons, Varsani, Wedderburn, Wedderburn, Wedderburn   +50 more
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Association of Higher Levels of High‐Sensitivity C‐Reactive Protein With Future Development of Psoriatic Arthritis in Psoriasis: A Prospective Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to assess whether high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein (hsCRP) levels could predict the development of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in patients with psoriasis. Methods We analyzed data from a prospective cohort of patients with psoriasis without PsA at enrollment.
Lihi Eder, Xianwei Li, Vinod Chandran, Cheryl F. Rosen, Richard J. Cook, Dafna D. Gladman   +5 more
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Avoidable Hospitalizations in Persons With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population‐Based Study Using Administrative Data

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We estimated incidence rates of avoidable hospitalizations by persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) relative to the general population. Methods We identified individuals meeting a validated case definition for RA based on International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) and ICD‐10‐CA codes in years ...
Dani G. Contreras, Claire E. H. Barber, J. Antonio Aviña‐Zubieta, Hude Quan, Seungwon Lee, James A. King, Cheryl Barnabe   +6 more
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Risk of Hepatotoxicity in Patients With Gout Treated With Febuxostat or Benzbromarone: A Propensity Score–Matched Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the risk of hepatotoxicity associated with the use of febuxostat and benzbromarone in patients with gout. Methods New users of febuxostat or benzbromarone with monitoring of liver function at least three times in a year after initiation of the study drugs were identified from an ...
Wenyan Sun, Lingling Cui, Robert Terkeltaub, Ying Chen, Xinde Li, Xiaoyu Cheng, Tian Liu, Nicola Dalbeth, Changgui Li   +8 more
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