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Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com

Tuesday Nite Rheumatology features Dr Jonathan Kay (U Mass) - he gives an update on Biosimilars and took questions the subject. The program was moderated by Dr. Jack Cush.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com.

This is an updated virtual joint exam from Dr. Jack Cush at RheumNow.com Scripted elements - Inspection, ROM, contralateral comparison - Single Hand MCP frontal view, nail inspection - MCP squeeze, PIP/finger squeeze - Praying hands for prayer sign - Finger flextion - Fist bump to camera, Fist/wrist flexion - extend arms/elbows towards camera - Hands on ears, elbows out (abduction, ext rotation), Bring elbows together (adduction, Int rotation) - TMJ palpate and open mouth - Neck Flex, extend, Lateral bending R and L - Rise and walk away from Camera - Focus on patients primary problematic joint

Grand Rounds presentation by Dr. Randy Cron (UAB)

Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com

Dr. Philip Robinson presents latest data on the Rheum-Covid.org Registry established by the Global Rheumatology Alliance. Dr. Peter Nash presents the impact of COVID in Australia and pragmatic COVID management.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com

Dr. Joan Merrill (OMRF) discusses lupus, thrombotic microangiopathy, complementopathies, catastrophic lupus syndrome and vascular pathology in COVID-19 infection

Grand Rounds Presentation by Dr. Len Calabrese

An Interview with Dr. Herb Baraf and Dr. Dan Ricciardi on the state of private practice rheumatology, technology, Telehealth, Return to normal, the future and more....

Dr. Barry Gruber explains why you cannot space Denosumab treatments

Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com

Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week. Many interesting early reports on the use of rheumatic drugs, including hydroxychlorquine, IL-6 inhibitors, canakinumab, baricitinib and colchicine. Below are some of the links or citations of interest.

Dr. Artie Kavnaugh from UCSD runs journal club and discusses Journal Article: Mathian A, et al. Withdrawal of low-dose prednisone in SLE patients with a clinically quiescent disease for more than 1 year: a randomized clinical trial. Annals of Rheumatic Disease 2020; Mar;79(3):339-34 https://bit.ly/2S3VOBc

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the 2 minute Video Virtual Joint exam.

Dr Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports, twitter feed and COVID developments from the past week on RheumNow.com

Dr. Alvin Wells gives a primer on Telerheumatology and Telemedicine in the era of COVID-19. 30 minute lecture is followed by stimulating 30 minutes of Q&A

Dr Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and new ACR COVID-19 guidelines from the past week on RheumNow.com

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the appproach to evaluating fever in adults suspected of having a rheumatic disease, Stills disease or autoinflammatory conditions. Presentation, disease criteria and genetic testing are discussed. For more information on this subject go to StillsNow.com