Rheumatoid Arthritis

 

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SYMPTOMS:  stiffness, swelling, destruction of cartilage and bone. Also extra-articular symptoms including pleurisy, pericarditis, pulmonary fibrosis. Rarely: vasculitis and renal amyloidosis

 
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ClinicalTrials

A Study of the Safety of Liquid Certolizumab Pegol in the Treatment of Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis and in Prevention of Joint Damage in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
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A Study of Liquid Certolizumab Pegol as Additional Medication to Methotrexate in the Treatment of Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis and in Prevention of Joint Damage in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.go
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Phase 2 AMG 714 in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
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FeaturedArticles

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Understanding Function in RA: An Update on Treat to Target
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Neuromodulators, Muscle Relaxants Found Ineffective for RA Pain
If DMARDs are not able to relieve RA pain, little else works either, according to systematic reviews. More »
January 27, 2012
Nearly Half of RA Patients Are Sedentary. Here's Why.
Lack of conviction and motivation, not pain or depression, appear to be the major factors that deter nearly half of RA patients from moving about... More »
January 13, 2012
RA Joint Damage Driven by Residual Swelling
In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), radiographic progression with nonbiologic treatment is minimal only when those in 28-joint Disease... More »
January 13, 2012
Potential New Target for RA Treatment
A potential way to halt the cartilage destruction that occurs with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without suppressing the immune system has been identified... More »
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ResearchandReviews

Arthritis Research & Therapy | Comments | Correlation of antinuclear antibody and anti-double-stranded DNA antibody with clinical response to infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective clinical study
arthritis-research.com - 12/22/11
Simultaneous Breast Cancer and Kaposis Sarcoma Complicating Rheumatoid Arthritis
content.karger.com - 12/23/11
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Comments | Profile and course of early Rheumatoid Arthritis in Morocco: a two-year follow-up study.
www.biomedcentral.com - 11/23/11
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Abstract of article: Arterial dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the consumption of daily fruits and daily vegetables
www.nature.com - 11/30/11
Current treatment of rheumatoid arthritis | BMJ
www.bmj.com - 11/1/11
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ArticlesandNews

Rheumatoid Arthritis Workup
emedicine.medscape.com - 12/29/11
Key Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Lupus Findings From ACR Meeting - The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine
www.musculoskeletalnetwork.com - 11/11/11
Article Archive - The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine
www.musculoskeletalnetwork.com - 1/11/12
IL6 - interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2) - Genetics Home Reference
ghr.nlm.nih.gov - 1/9/12
amednews: News in brief - Jan. 9, 2012 ... American Medical News
www.ama-assn.org - 1/9/12
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PubMed

Localized scleroderma en coup de sabre exacerbated during pregnancy followed by postpartum development of rheumatoid arthritis.
pubmed.gov - 7/14/11
A cross-sectional audit of the uptake of seasonal and H1N1 influenza vaccination amongst patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a London hospital.
pubmed.gov - 7/14/11
Rheumatoid arthritis: bringing care closer to home.
pubmed.gov - 7/1/11
Targeting inflammation as a therapeutic strategy in accelerated atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
pubmed.gov - 8/1/11
Intersecting roads to rheumatoid arthritis.
pubmed.gov - 7/1/11
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Evidence-basedResearch

Arthritis Research & Therapy | Comments | Correlation of antinuclear antibody and anti-double-stranded DNA antibody with clinical response to infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective clinical study
arthritis-research.com - 12/22/11
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Comments | Profile and course of early Rheumatoid Arthritis in Morocco: a two-year follow-up study.
www.biomedcentral.com - 11/23/11
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Abstract of article: Arterial dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the consumption of daily fruits and daily vegetables
www.nature.com - 11/30/11
Current treatment of rheumatoid arthritis | BMJ
www.bmj.com - 11/1/11
JMIR-Prospective Associations Between Intervention Components and Website Engagement in a Publicly Available Physical Activity Website: The Case of 10,000 Steps Australia | Davies | Journal of Medical Internet Research
www.jmir.org - 1/11/12
MJA: Rethinking the discordance between guidelines and practice in rheumatoid arthritis treatment
www.mja.com.au - 10/17/11
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FromPhysiciansPractice

Physicians Need to Balance Roles at Work Just Like at Home
Jennifer Frank, MD, February 21, 2012
Just like laundry duty and getting the kids dressed for their holiday concert, I take my primary-care responsibility very personally and very seriously.
Motivating and Engaging Your Medical Practice Staff
P.J. Cloud-Moulds, February 18, 2012
Providing autonomy and support will motivate your staff in helping you reach your medical practice goals.
Video: EHR User Satisfaction
Aubrey Westgate, February 17, 2012
Family physician Kenneth Adler, a presenter at the HIMSS12 Conference in Las Vegas, provides a look at national EHR user satisfaction rates.
Understanding Physician Assistant Reimbursement
Stephen Hanson, PA-C, February 17, 2012
Appropriate and fair reimbursement for the work physician assistants do in medicine is a priority.
Five Tips to Better Manage Your Revenue Cycle
Owen Dahl, February 14, 2012
It is vital that practices have systematic ways to address patient collections; the following strategies can help your practice collect all that it is due.

PatientResources

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis
familydoctor.org (American Academy of Family Physicians)

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Medline Plus (National Institutes of Health)

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Merck Manual Home Edition for Patients and Caregivers

 

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mayo Clinic

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