Antimitochondrial antibodies found in JDM patients with calcinosis and predicts development of calcinosis. Dr Lood at U Washington presenting #ACR19

#ACR19 Medicare costs for biologic medications have risen by 5 billion dollars in recent years mostly driven by medication price increases over the years. Cost in Netherlands is 1/10 the cost of same drugs in USA. Unbelievable!!

Agree but a MGUS of 1.5 g/dL makes me a bit nervous unless my metric system is off

Hope you didnt eat that thing

#ACR2019 UW Rheumatology mycophenolate reduces skin scores in diffuse scleroderma mRSS by 5 points in SLS ll. Pts skin flares with taper. Scleroderma treatment session

#ACR19 UW Rheumatology I found Nemo at ACR19 Georgia Aquarium

#ACR19 UW Rheumatology Not baby shark!! Georgia aquarium

I think there is enough evidence that hyperuricemia is an independent risk factor for mortality in CAD or progression in CKD that it should be addressed in these pts. I should have attended the guideline session to raise my concern but was watching whale sharks instead

I went to this plenary presentation and it made the investigators feel better but not the patients. What we need in Sjogrens is a medication that patients and not statisticians tell us it works.

Where I learn. My ACR20 convergence learning nest! Great meeting🤓