Rheumatology
Review: Low Back Pain Management in Primary Care
30 Sep, 2017 | 13:04h | UTCAn Updated Overview of Low Back Pain Management in Primary Care – Asian Spine Journal (free)
Guidelines: Diagnosis and management of Raynaud’s phenomenon
27 Sep, 2017 | 14:14h | UTCESVM guidelines: the diagnosis and management of Raynaud’s phenomenon (free PDF)
Romosozumab or Alendronate for Fracture Prevention in Women with Osteoporosis
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:18h | UTCEditorial: Romosozumab — Promising or Practice Changing? (free)
Position paper: testing of ANCAs in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:12h | UTCPosition paper: Revised 2017 international consensus on testing of ANCAs in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis – Nature Reviews Rheumatology (free) (RT @Abraham_RMI)
Systematic Review: Corticosteroid versus NSAIDs for the Treatment of Acute Gout
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Corticosteroids and NSAIDs did not have different effects on pain scores, but there was a higher risk of indigestion, nausea and vomiting with NSAIDs.
Review: Osteoporosis drug treatment: duration and management after discontinuation
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:09h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Cardiac Involvement Associated With Neuromuscular Diseases
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:30h | UTCNews release: Experts aim to improve treatment for heart complications in people with neuromuscular disorders (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Management of Cardiac Involvement Associated With Neuromuscular Diseases (free PDF)
Commentary: Statement on the Management of Cardiac Involvement Associated With Neuromuscular Diseases – Practice Update (free registration required)
Review: ANCA Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis
9 Sep, 2017 | 16:18h | UTCANCA Glomerulonephritis and Vasculitis – Clinical Journal of The American Society of Nephrology (free)
Meta-analysisis: vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:55h | UTCEffect of vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Clinical Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vitamin D Supplementation Reduces Pain Scores in Chronic Widespread Pain – Practice Update (free registration required)
Cohort study: Mortality in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
7 Sep, 2017 | 23:38h | UTCMortality in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: results from a Swedish nationwide population-based cohort study – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Quadruples Death Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Inflammatory Myopathy Mortality Highest in First Year – Medscape (free registration required)
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis
31 Aug, 2017 | 19:27h | UTC
Guidelines for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:05h | UTCNew guidelines for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia – Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia (free)
Guideline: diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in men
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:04h | UTC
Guideline: Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clical Care Standard
29 Aug, 2017 | 15:00h | UTCOsteoarthritis of the Knee Clical Care Standard – Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (PDF Guideline and other resources)
Source: Research Review Australia (free resource to find articles of interest)
Study: Local Anesthetic With or Without Corticosteroid for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
26 Aug, 2017 | 16:22h | UTCSource: ACP Journal Wise ($)
“Epidural injections of corticosteroid plus lidocaine offered no benefits from 6 weeks to 12 months beyond that of injections of lidocaine alone”
Guideline: use of imaging in the clinical management of peripheral joint osteoarthritis
24 Aug, 2017 | 23:09h | UTC
Guideline: EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis
24 Aug, 2017 | 20:36h | UTC
Study: Weight Loss Associated with Less Progression of Changes in Knee Articular Cartilage
22 Aug, 2017 | 19:58h | UTCCommentaries: Weight Loss Can Slow Down Knee Joint Degeneration – RSNA Press Release (free) AND Osteoarthritis: Knee joint degeneration slowed with weight loss, study confirms – Medical News Today (free)
Systematic Review: Benefits and Harms of Osteoporosis Medications in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
22 Aug, 2017 | 15:32h | UTCBenefits and Harms of Osteoporosis Medications in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Benefits and harms of osteoporosis medications unclear for patients with CKD – Medical News Today (free) AND Benefits and harms of osteoporosis medications unclear for patients with CKD – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Source: ACP Journal Club ($)
Study: Uric acid and incident dementia
22 Aug, 2017 | 00:55h | UTCUric acid and incident dementia over 12 years of follow-up: a population-based cohort study – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Elevated Uric Acid Linked to Dementia in the Elderly – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Dementia risk may be higher in elderly patients with high serum uric acid levels – ACP Internist (free)
When Sports Injuries Lead to Arthritis in Joints
21 Aug, 2017 | 01:34h | UTCWhen Sports Injuries Lead to Arthritis in Joints – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related guideline: The Role of Athletic Trainers in Preventing and Managing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis in Physically Active Populations: a Consensus Statement of the Athletic Trainers’ Osteoarthritis Consortium (free)
Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain
16 Aug, 2017 | 23:04h | UTCCommentaries: Gabapentinoids Seem to Offer Little Benefit, Substantial Risks in Low Back Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Evidence does not support the use of gabapentinoids for chronic low back pain – PLOS, via Science Daily (free) AND Gabapentinoids for Chronic Low Back Pain? Not So Fast – Practical Pain Management (free)
Pregabalin and gabapentin have significant risk of adverse effects without any demonstrated benefit in chronic low back pain.
Occupation and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
16 Aug, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCOccupation and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From a Population-Based Case-Control Study – Arthritis Care & Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Certain occupations linked to an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis – Willey, via EurekAlert (free) AND Occupational Exposures Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Some jobs tied to higher risk of rheumatoid arthritis – Reuters (free)
Case-control study suggests bricklayers, concrete workers, electricians and nurses are at increased risk.
Ibuprofen versus placebo effect on acute kidney injury in ultramarathons
15 Aug, 2017 | 16:09h | UTCIbuprofen versus placebo effect on acute kidney injury in ultramarathons: a randomised controlled trial – Emergency Medicine Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Ibuprofen linked to slight risk of kidney damage in ultramarathoners – Reuters (free) AND Study reveals harmful effects on kidney of Ibuprofen – Stanford Daily (free)
Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain
15 Aug, 2017 | 00:33h | UTCState of the Art Review: Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain – The BMJ (free)
Related guideline: Neck Pain: Revision 2017 – Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (free)