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Rheumatol Int
January 2025
Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital in Kraków, Kraków, Poland.
Sleep disorders are relatively common among patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and have a substantial impact on their quality of life. Although patients frequently recognize poor sleep as an important component of their disease, dyssomnias remain often underdiagnosed and untreated in routine clinical practice. This narrative review examines the prevalence, mechanism, risk factors and management of dyssomnias in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
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January 2025
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Objectives: Describe patterns of pharmacotherapy and psychological treatment and evaluate receipt of minimally adequate treatment for incident depression and anxiety in individuals with inflammatory arthritis (IA).
Methods: We used population-based linked administrative health databases from British Columbia, Canada to evaluate pharmacotherapy and psychological treatments for incident depression and/or anxiety among individuals with IA and without IA ('IA-free controls'). We defined minimally adequate pharmacotherapy as antidepressant prescriptions filled with ≥ 84 days' supply and adequate psychological treatment as ≥ 4 counselling/psychotherapy services.
FP Essent
January 2025
Family medicine residency program at Rutgers University/Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, Somerville, NJ.
Septic arthritis is acute onset of monoarticular inflammation of a joint due to an infectious etiology. It is usually bacterial but can be viral or fungal. Septic arthritis causes significant morbidity and mortality and requires prompt diagnosis and treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFApproximately 800,000 total knee arthroplasties and 450,000 total hip arthroplasties are performed annually in the United States. These procedures provide significant pain relief and restore function in patients with advanced osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other degenerative joint conditions. Patient evaluation before surgery includes a history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Rheum Dis
January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Aim: In this study, we aimed to evaluate and compare the characteristics of pediatric and adult rhupus patients.
Methods: Thirty pediatric patients with rhupus syndrome and 15 adult patients with rhupus syndrome were included in this study. Similarities and differences between both groups were evaluated.
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