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Ankylosing SpondylitisHow To Manage Ankylosing Spondylitis Given the serious nature of ankylosing spondylitis, these authors review common signs and symptoms, offer pertinent diagnostic insights and discuss the available treatment options for managing this condition. Studies Show Impact Of Anti-TNF Meds For Ankylosing Spondylitis Studies Show Impact Of Anti-TNF Meds For Ankylosing Spondylitis News & Trends: Studies Show Impact Of Anti-TNF Meds For Ankylosing Spondylitis - By Anthony Leone, Associate Editor Results of a five-year study showed that the majority of patients taking infliximab (Remicade, Centocor) for ankylosing spondylitis safely tolerated the drug and a third of the patients had complete remission without any major side effects. Two recent studies show promising findings in the use of anti-TNF drugs to ... September/October 2005 Celecoxib Gains New Indication For Ankylosing Spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis, a form of chronic inflammation of the spine and sacroiliac joints, affects over 400,000 people in the United States. Dr. Barkhuizen cites a pivotal 12-week clinical trial in which patients with ankylosing spondylitis experienced no peptic ulcers when treated with celecoxib. Celecoxib is contraindicated in patients with a known sulfonamide allergy, according to Dr. Barkhuizen, an Associate Professor of Medicine... When A Patient Presents With Low Back Pain The physical examination of the spine reveals tenderness over the lumbosacral spine and the sacroiliac joints. Radiographs of the lumbosacral spine and sacroiliac joints reveal squaring of the vertebrae and subchorial erosion of the sacroiliac joints. The physical examination of patients with this condition may reveal psoriatic nail disease and distal interphalangeal involvment, asymmetric oligoarthropahy symmetirc polyarthropathy, arthritis mutilans and psoritatic spondylitis. When A Child Presents With Progressive Low Back Pain Further history reveals the patient also had progressive left knee pain and swelling several months before his complaints of low back pain. These symptoms include joint and periarticular pain without objective findings, chronic or recurrent arthritis of the large joints, and chronic synovitis. Symptoms may not evolve until weeks or months after the acute illness, and the symptoms may include severe polyarticular involvement. RA Study: Etanercept Shows Sustained Efficacy For Up To Nine Years In assessing 77 patients with early RA and 280 patients with longstanding RA who completed eight years of treatment with etanercept, researchers found that 75 percent of patients with early RA and 76 percent of those with longstanding RA achieved an ACR 20 score. A.L. Study Says: Abatacept Offers Sustained Benefits In RA Patients After two years of receiving treatment with abatacept, patients with RA maintained significant improvements, according to study findings that were presented ... What Does The Future Hold For Etoricoxib? Two studies published separately in The Lancet in recent months discussed results from the Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term (MEDAL) study, which involved 34,701 patients with OA or RA. Combination Therapy For Early RA: What One Study Reveals By Aaron Becker, Associate Editor When it comes to early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), initial combination therapy provides ? While the study suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy can be effective for patients with depression... When Sleep Disorders Affect Rheumatology Patients Given the frequent link between sleep disorders and associated rheumatologic conditions, and the possible need for diagnostic referrals, this author discusses some of the common findings as well as helpful diagnostic tests that can be preformed at sleep laboratories. What You Should Know About Psoriatic Arthritis Given that the diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis is often missed and the potential impact of delayed treatment, this author reviews the pathophysiology and classifications of this condition. She also offers pertinent treatment pointers and insightful case studies. July/August 2005 July/August 2005 News & Trends: July/August 2005 Prescribing Study Shows Similarities Between PAs, NPs And Physicians An intriguing study that evaluated prescribing practices in primary care over a six-year period found a great deal of common ground between physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs) and physicians. Nurse practitioners saw patients with acute problems nearly 45 percent of the time whereas PAs saw these patients 30.1 percent of the time and physicians saw these ...
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July 19, 2008
A complimentary CME Webcast Event |
Emerging Concepts In Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Guide To Viscosupplementation For Osteoarthritis Knee Pain
A Guide To Infusion Therapy For Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis