Association of Hydroxychloroquine use and Hemolytic Anemia in Patients With Low Levels of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase.

Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) is linked to hemolytic anemia with certain medications and is the most common enzyme deficiency worldwide. Although the American College of Rheumatology does not recommend routine testing for G6PD prior to initiation of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), the package insert for HCQ does recommend careful use in patients with G6PD deficiency.

Methods: We identified eligible subjects seen at our tertiary care, urban medical center between 1997 and 2018.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Does Not Increase Risk of Short-term Adverse Events after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Case-control Study.

Objective: More adverse events (AE) are reported after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than for patients with osteoarthritis (OA). This study evaluates 6-month postoperative AE in a high-volume center in a contemporary RA cohort.

Methods: Patients with RA in an institutional registry (2007-2010) were studied.

The use of biologic DMARDs identifies rheumatoid arthritis patients with more optimistic expectations of total knee arthroplasty.

Background: Preoperative expectations of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) correlate with postsurgical satisfaction, and are linked to outcomes. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and other chronic diseases, may lower expectations, although new biologic medications have greatly enhanced patients' quality of life.

Questions/purposes: The purpose of this study is to compare preoperative expectations of RA to those of matched osteoarthritis (OA) patients undergoing TKA, and examine the subset of RA on biologic DMARD therapy.

Sexually transmitted infections and older adults.

Older adults continue to be sexually active in their later years. A range of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV have been reported among older adults. Risk factors for STIs in older populations include (a) normal sexual changes associated with aging (e.

Patterns and associated risk of perioperative use of anti-tumor necrosis factor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing total knee replacement.

Objective: The patterns and risks of perioperative use of anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) medication in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not well studied. We examined the patterns of perioperative anti-TNF use and risk of postoperative adverse events (AE) in patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR).

Method: Retrospective cohort study with followup.

Prostate cancer and sexuality: implications for nursing.

In the United States, men aged 65 and older are at particular risk for prostate cancer. Treatments for prostate cancer may result in erectile dysfunction, which can affect the older man's sense of self as well as his relationship with his intimate partner. Research has shown a range of factors associated with sexuality for men who have had prostate cancer and their partners.

Sexuality and heart disease: implications for nursing.

In the United States, people aged 65 and older are at particular risk for heart disease and stroke. Obesity and diabetes are also significant health problems for older adults. In this fast-growing segment of the population, this potential range of health problems can affect many aspects of life-one of those is sexuality.