RheumNow Podcast – Pounds of Prevention (3.5.2021)
Mar 04, 2021
Dr. Jack Cush reviews and discusses nearly a dozen news reports and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.
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Weight Loss to Avert Risk of Gout
Mar 03, 2021
Analysis of the NHANES population survey data shows weight gain during adulthood increases the risk of gout and that maintaining normal weight could reduce the overall gout risk by nearly 33%.
Obesity and gout have long been linked, but the the influence of weight changes during
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Combo Therapy Boosts Response in Uncontrolled Gout
MedPage Today
Mar 02, 2021
The addition of an immunomodulating agent to pegloticase (Krystexxa) among patients with uncontrolled gout significantly improved response rates, a systematic literature review found.
In a cohort of patients whose gout had been refractory to conventional therapy, co-treatment with
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We are three weeks out from RheumNow Live. Are you planning on attending?
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Feb 26, 2021
News Feature: ANAGO Study - Anakinra for Gout Flare
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Feb 25, 2021
ANAGO Study - Anakinra for Gout Flare
MedPage Today
Feb 23, 2021
The interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist anakinra (Kineret) was not superior to triamcinolone for relieving gout flares, but had similar effects for pain reduction as the glucocorticoid, a randomized phase II study found.
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SF analysis usually confirms dx, but changes dx 14%. 264 SF samples showed MSU crystals in 89% gout, 9% of CPPD pts. CPP crystals found in 54% of CPPD, 43% of OA & 7% of gout pts. Ca hydroxyapatite seen 1/3 RA, 1/2 OA & 2/3 CPPD https://t.co/B8UkHagXK3 https://t.co/UTncLo6Fyu
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Feb 19, 2021
MIRROR Study: Pegloticase With Methotrexate in Uncontrolled Gout
Botson et al has reported that the combination of methotrexate (MTX) and IV pegloticase is safe and effective in patients with uncontrolled gout.
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Feb 17, 2021
MIRROR Study: Pegloticase With Methotrexate in Uncontrolled Gout
Feb 15, 2021
Botson et al has reported that the combination of methotrexate (MTX) and IV pegloticase is safe and effective in patients with uncontrolled gout.
This exploratory, open-label clinical trial screened 17 patients and treated 14 patients (all men, 49.3 ± 8.7 years) with IV pegloticase with MTX (15
QD Clinic Podcast from Last week. iTunes https://t.co/FHJv01AAbC or SoundCloud https://t.co/dfSTkSbY2d
QD Clinics (123-127; Feb 5)
QD127 - Chronic Monarthritis
QD126 - Fever by the Numbers
QD125 - "What Were You Thinking"
QD124 - No Win Consults
QD123 - When RA Meets UC https://t.co/ReOFOVooje
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Feb 08, 2021
UK Biobank examined the association between comorbidities & uric acid (SUA). Comorbidities assoc w/ increasing SUA. For each 1 mg increase in SUA, there is a 1-3 fold incr risk of HTN, IHD, CCF, ^HL, CKD https://t.co/ZEPAPRq62k
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Feb 08, 2021
Consults in Cars--have telehealth consults gone too far?
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Feb 03, 2021
Our Top January Tweet:
Urate Lowering Therapy During Acute Gout
Acute gout has its well-defined protocols, and most state that urate lowering therapy should be continued; but does ULT affect outcomes in an acute gout attack?
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Feb 01, 2021
QD Clinic Podcast for the week of Jan 29 - Pearls from Practice This wk:
Arthritis &Crohn's
Rhabdo or Not
Dadgummit, Where's Waldos COVID Vaccine?
"I Don't Know"
A Tale of Two Gouts
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Jan 30, 2021
RheumNow Podcast – Rheumatology Burnout (1.29.2021)
Jan 28, 2021
Dr. Jack Cush reviews this past week's journal articles and news features on RheumNow.com. Colchicine, vaccine rollout, risk of RA in endometriosis patients, tREACH trial, lupus nephritis news, rheumatology burnout and more.
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Colchicine suppresses MSU & CA pyrophosphate crystal activation of Nod-Like Receptor Protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, thereby suppressing caspase-1 activation and the subsequent release of IL-1β and IL-18. Great review by Pillinger et al https://t.co/n7MHtSviT5
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Jan 28, 2021
Urate Lowering Therapy During Acute Gout
Acute gout has its well-defined protocols, and most state that urate lowering therapy (ULT) should be continued; but does ULT affect outcomes in an acute gout attack?
https://t.co/aDHpU1I2d2 https://t.co/QihJNhMW8L
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Jan 28, 2021
Rheums: Got a Rheumatology question or case for RheumNow? Record it here and we'll feature it on an upcoming podcast. Tell us your name and where you practice rheumatology.
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Jan 26, 2021
Urate Lowering Therapy During Acute Gout
Jan 26, 2021
Acute gout has its well defined protocols, and most state that urate lowering therapy (ULT) should be continued; but does ULT affect outcomes in an acute gout attack?
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Sign up to attend RheumNow Live--March 20 and 21. CME credits available
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Jan 20, 2021
2020 Rheumatology Year in Review-- Read our top news items that rheumatologists should recollect and integrate into clinical standards for 2021 and beyond.
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Jan 16, 2021
Download your RheumaKnowledgy Card
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Jan 12, 2021
ACR Convergence 2020 Late Breaking Abstracts available from the ACR "Spotlight" slide give away. 10 slides on COVID, Tyk2 in PsA, FAST febuxostat study, Tofa in AS and novel drugs for SLE and PSS https://t.co/DvcDyusCUR
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Jan 11, 2021
Rheumatologists: Record your question or case for the RheumNow podcast.
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Jan 09, 2021
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Jan 05, 2021
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