Season 2 · Episode 9
Chapter 18 - a Joint Venture - A guided tour of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Always On EM - Mayo Clinic Emergency Medicine · Alex Finch; Venk Bellamkonda; John Davis
May 1, 20231h 35m
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Show Notes
Rheumatoid arthritis is a challenging disease with variable presentations and complex medications that can make providing emergency care challenging. Dr. John Davis, Vice Chair of Division of Rheumatology at Mayo Clinic sits down with us to help us move easier through RA for our patients.
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REFERENCES & LINKS
- Kaeley et al. The importance of ultrasound in identifying and differentiating patients with early inflammatory arthritis: a narrative review. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 2020;22:1
- Horton SC, Tan AL, Wakefield RJ, et al. Ultrasound-detectable grey scale synovitis predicts future fulfillment of the 2010 ACR/EULAR RA classification criteria in patients with new onset undifferentiated arthritis. RMD Open 2017;3:e000394
- https://youtu.be/7YqGIl6Oqbk - industry sponsored video on POCUS for rheumatoid arthritis. I recommend jumping to the 20 minute mark and watch this area for examples of ultrasounds and the use of the grey scale evaluation for synovitis.