Did you know you can request amniotic bandages from you trauma/burn unit to help with healing digital ischemia from Raynauds? It's soothing and healing! #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
What are the autonomic symptoms of Sjogrens? Cardiovascular (POTS) π§‘, gastrointestinal symptoms π΄ (like gastroparesis), sudomotor π(heat intolerance, hyperhidrosis, etc.), and genitourinary π½(frequency/hesitancy). #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
TICORA β treat to target! Get a CDAI (or other objective measure) on your rheumatoid arthritis patients. π‘βοΈπ©Ί #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
IVIG can interfere with live vaccines. You should wait 8-11 months after IVIG before giving a live vaccine (CDC recommendation). π‘ #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
Consider vaccinating your immunocompromised patients with the pneumonia vaccines, shingles vaccine, and HPV vaccine to protect them. This is in line with CDC and ACR guidelines.π‘π· #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
How does CAR-T work? You will modify a T cell genetically, and the new modified T cells will attack the tumor cells causing apoptosisπ‘βοΈπ©Ί#meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
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You can have temporal arteritis caused by ANCA associated vasculitis. Serum ANCA levels can be negative 1/5 of the time, and patients have atypical symptoms like ENT SX, and non specific headaches.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
In relapsing polychondritis, nasal chondritis is associated with upper and lower airway involvement, so it is good to get a CT of the chest. π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
For patients who received cyclophosphamide, make sure to get annual urinalysis with cytology. π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
IL-23 inhibitors are superior to TNF-alpha inhibitors for skin psoriasis.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
In inclusion body myositis, patients often have asymmetric weakness and finger flexion is reduced.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
If youβre worried about small fiber neuropathy, you should do a skin biopsy rather than an EMG. π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
Don't place an arterial line in scleroderma patients in the ICU because its associated with high incidence of irreversible limb ischemia. π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
Prior to treatment with anti-retrovirals, there were 3 different 'joint' manifestations of HIV including 1. HIV associated arthropathy 2. acute pain articular syndrome 3. spondyloarthopathies (eg PsA, ReA). π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
My recommendations are CARE questions, one rheumatology textbook (the most recent Hochberg is being sold by Elsevier), rheumatology secrets. #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter @rheumpearls
Heerfordt syndrome is a pentad in sarcoidosis: fever π‘οΈ, parotid enlargement π, uveitis ποΈ, arthritis π¦Ώ, and facial nerve palsy π.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
ESR or erythrocytes sedimentation rate can be artificially elevated in obesity, increase age, or chronic kidney disease.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
MPA is monophasic, GPA is biphasic, EGPA is triphasic. Each phase for each disease has different features, and the later phases tend to be more severe. Not all patients progress through all phases.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
We had @jeffsparks give us a wonderful grand rounds at @HenryFordHealth with @HFRheumatology! Tid bit of the day: MUC5B is a genetic risk factor for RA/ILD. π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
For SLE patients with high disease activity or positive anti-phospholipid labs, do not use oral hormonal contraceptives.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
Approximately 10% of patients with Takaysu arteritis have coronary artery involvement β€οΈβπ©Ή. Have you seen a case?π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
Rheumatological causes of neuropathy include SLE, RA, Sjogrens, sarcoidosis, PAN, ANCA vasculitis. Can you think of others?π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
Rheumatoid arthritis can affect the cricoarytenoid joint and can cause symptoms of dysphagia π£, hoarseness π, pain π₯, and stridor.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
There is risk of cardiac involvement in scleroderma - specifically β€οΈ fibrosis which likely causes decreased exercise capacity even in βasymptomaticβ patients.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls #ACR22
ACR 2022 has been a blast! Next step, I will be moderating an amazing session about social media in Rheumatology. We will here from @melbussey and @RheumDr_Nina about their experience! Join us in the #EarlyCareer Hub at 6PM EST tonight!
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If you see any missing, let me know! #rheumdoodles
Make sure to screen for malignancies. CT CAP, endoscopy (upper/lower), mammogram, pap smear, transvaginal ultrasound, testicular ultrasound, and possibly PET. π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
Dermatomyositis has a strong association with malignancy especially with antibody associations of Anti Tiff 1 gamma and anti-NXP-2 antibody.π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls
Prevalence of disease for your reference (this are rounded so you remember them and in the πΊπΈ). OA ~ 10%, RA ~ 1%, SLE ~0.1%, Systemic Sclerosis ~0.01% π‘ βοΈ π #meded #rheumdoodles #rheumtwitter #MedTwitter #rheumpearls