Validation of the GALS musculoskeletal screening exam for use in primary care: a pilot study by Obeid Joyce, Kean Walter, Boulos Pauline, Schabort Inge, Chan David, Bayoumi Imaan, Bobba Raja, Beattie Karen A, McCallum Ruth, Ioannidis George, Papaioannou Alexandra, Cividino Alfred

“…Although MSK exams are primarily performed by rheumatologists or other MSK specialists, expanding their use in primary health care may improve the detection of MSK conditions allowing for earlier treatment. …”
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The usual Interstitial pneumonia pattern in autoimmune rheumatic diseases by Fabrizio Luppi, Andreina Manfredi, Paola Faverio, Michael Brun Andersen, Francesca Bono, Fabio Pagni, Carlo Salvarani, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Marco Sebastiani

“…Multidisciplinary approach (MDD), involving at least pulmonologist, rheumatologist and radiologist, is fundamental in the differential diagnosis process, but MDD is also required in the evaluation of severity, progression and response to treatment, that is based on the combination of changes in symptoms, pulmonary function trends, and, in selected patients, serial CT evaluation. …”
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An Investigation of the Risk Factors of Osteoporosis and the Correlation between Opium Consumption and Osteoporosis in Adults by Zeinab Heidari, Armita Shahesmaeili, Mohammad Reza Khajeh-Bahrami, Mandana Rezazadeh-Mehrizi, Mohammad Hossein Gozashti, Vahid Moazed

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Immunosuppressive Therapy of Biopsy-Proven, Virus-Negative, Autoimmune/Immune-Mediated Myocarditis—Focus on Azathioprine: A Review of Existing Evidence and Future Perspectives by Justyna Grzechocińska, Agata Tymińska, Andrea Silvio Giordani, Julia Wysińska, Ewa Ostrowska, Anna Baritussio, Alida Linda Patrizia Caforio, Marcin Grabowski, Renzo Marcolongo, Krzysztof Ozierański

“…Importantly, besides a tight teamwork with a clinical immunologist/immuno-rheumatologist, before starting IT, it is also necessary to carry out a careful “safety check-list” in order to rule out possible contraindications to IT and minimize patient’s risk. …”
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Association between Nutritional Status, Lifestyle Habits, and Disease Activity in Dalmatian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Mislav Radić, Ivan Vlak, Marijana Vučković, Josipa Radić, Erim Bešić, Tonko Vlak

“…A structured nutritional approach in terms of multidisciplinary collaboration between rheumatologist, dietitian and physical medicine specialist is needed in the Dalmatian RA population.…”
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THE PLACE OF TOFACITINIB IN THE TREATMENT STRATEGY OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by V. I. Mazurov, E. A. Trofimov, R. R. Samigullina, I. Z. Gaidukova

“…Every 6 weeks, the patients were examined by a rheumatologist and laboratory-instrumental tests. RA activity changes were assessed with DAS28-CRP, SDAI, and CDAI.Results and discussion. …”
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Barriers to achieving controlled rheumatoid arthritis in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study by Mahfoud, Ziyad, Badsha, Humeira, Moufarrej, Mira N.

“…Going forward, emphasis on the agreement between patient and rheumatologist on treatment, specifically regarding how DMARDs help relieve symptoms and their proper use, could help reduce the percentage of MHDA patients in the UAE.…”
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The accuracy of ultrasound guided technique for lumbar intervertebral disc level localisation by Chia Sing, Wong

“…Ultrasound guided technique has gain popularity for spinal procedure especially among anaesthetist and rheumatologist. Study design and methodology This was a cross-sectional study of 80 participant equally divided into normal spine group and degenerative spine group. …”
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Development and real-life use assessment of a self-management smartphone application for patients with inflammatory arthritis. A user-centred step-by-step approach. by Catherine Beauvais, Thao Pham, Guillaume Montagu, Sophie Gleizes, Francesco Madrisotti, Alexandre Lafourcade, Céline Vidal, Guillaume Dervin, Pauline Baudard, Sandra Desouches, Florence Tubach, Julian Le Calvez, Marie de Quatrebarbes, Delphine Lafarge, Laurent Grange, Françoise Alliot-Launois, Henri Jeantet, Marie Antignac, Sonia Tropé, Ludovic Besset, Jérémie Sellam, Therapeutic patient education group of the French Society of Rheumatology and Club Rhumatismes et Inflammations

“…After app launch, a second qualitative study of 21 patients and a users' test of 13 patients and 3 rheumatologists led to the app's current version. The number of app installations, current users and comments were collected from the Google Play store and the Apple store.…”
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Comparing new diagnostic criteria of 2010 ACR/EULAR with 1987 ACR criteria in rheumatoid arthritis by Fatemeh Shirani, Farhang Soltany-Bajestani

“…For all of patients physical examination by expert rheumatologist was done and lab data include erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (Anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor was requested. …”
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Gender-Related Microaggressions in Orthopedic Surgery: A Comprehensive Survey of Women Orthopedists and Implications for Progress, Saudi Arabia by Alhammadi NA, Al Jabbar I, Alahmari SA, Alqahtani RM, Alhadi WA, Alnujaymi BM, Al-Jakhaideb MM, Almoghamer HD, Alqahtani MS, Mahmood SE

“…Nouf A Alhammadi,1,* Imtinan Al Jabbar,2,* Seham A Alahmari,2,* Rawan M Alqahtani,2,* Wajd A Alhadi,2,* Bayan M Alnujaymi,2,* Miran M Al-Jakhaideb,2,* Hanan D Almoghamer,2,* Manar S Alqahtani,2,* Syed Esam Mahmood3,* 1Rheumatologist and Lupus Specialist, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 2College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Syed Esam Mahmood, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia, Email smahmood@kku.edu.saBackground: Microaggressions are subtle and often unintentional acts that can be verbal, nonverbal, or environmental, and they convey negative messages to individuals belonging to marginalized social groups. …”
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Gout Knowledge: A Survey of Australian Outpatients with Gout by Chin A, Adams RJ, Gill TK, Hill CL

“…Most gout was managed by the family practitioner (81.1%) and/or rheumatologist (18.9%). In regard to current gout medications, 52.7% were taking allopurinol, 17.6% colchicine, 9.5% non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, 6.8% prednisolone and 5.4% herbal preparations. …”
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PolyMyalgia Rheumatica treatment with Methotrexate in Optimal Dose in an Early disease phase (PMR MODE): study protocol for a multicenter double-blind placebo controlled trial by Diane E. Marsman, Thomas E. Bolhuis, Nathan den Broeder, Alfons A. den Broeder, Aatke van der Maas

“…A composite endpoint of GC-free remission was chosen as a clinically relevant endpoint for both patients and rheumatologist and may reduce second order (treatment) effects. …”
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SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT IN RHEUMATIC DISEASES by A. L. Maslyansky, N. E. Zvartau, E. P. Kolesova, A. V. Kozlyonok, E. Yu. Vasilyeva, V. I. Mazurov, A. O. Konradi, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…All patients were examined by rheumatologist and cardiologist, the anamnesis was collected and physical examination with anthropometry. …”
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The Prevalence of MRI-Defined Sacroiliitis and Classification of Spondyloarthritis in Patients with Acute Anterior Uveitis: A Longitudinal Single-Centre Cohort Study by Kristyna Bubova, Lenka Hasikova, Katerina Mintalova, Monika Gregova, Petr Kasalicky, Aneta Klimova, Michaela Brichova, Petra Svozilkova, Jarmila Heissigerova, Jiri Vencovsky, Karel Pavelka, Ladislav Senolt

“…Therefore, patients with AAU, especially those with chronic back pain, should be referred to a rheumatologist, and the examination should be repeated if a new feature of SpA appears.…”
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Short-Term Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Tocilizumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Pakistan: A Real-World Experience by Tashia Malik, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Sumera Ghani, Nauman Ismat Butt, Sumaira Farman Raja, Nighat Mir Ahmed

“…Increasing or decreasing the dosing interval was allowed according to disease activity at the discretion of the treating rheumatologist. The primary outcome was patients achieving Low Disease Activity as per Clinical Disease Activity Index (>2.8-10.0) and Disease Activity Score-28(>2.6-3.2). …”
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Validity of an ultrasonographic joint-specific scoring system in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a cross-sectional study comparing ultrasound findings of synovitis with whole-body m... by Anna-Birgitte Aga, Pernille Bøyesen, Berit Flatø, Vibke Lilleby, Nina Krafft Sande, Eva Kirkhus, Anders Høye Tomterstad

“…Objective To assess the validity of an ultrasonographic scoring system in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) by comparing ultrasound detected synovitis with whole-body MRI and clinical assessment of disease activity.Methods In a cross-sectional study, 27 patients with active JIA underwent clinical 71-joints examination, non-contrast enhanced whole-body MRI and ultrasound evaluation of 28 joints (elbow, radiocarpal, midcarpal, metacarpophalangeal 2–3, proximal interphalangeal 2–3, hip, knee, tibiotalar, talonavicular, subtalar and metatarsophalangeal 2–3). One rheumatologist, blinded to clinical findings, performed ultrasound and scored synovitis (B-mode and power Doppler) findings using a semiquantitative joint-specific scoring system for synovitis in JIA. …”
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پی‌گیری روند شدت بیماری آرتریت روماتوئید و عوامل مؤثر بر آن با استفاده از معادلات برآوردگر تعمیم یافته... by Hamidreza Khalkhali, Masumeh Akhlagi, Saeideh Davar

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Rheumatological Adverse Events Following Immunotherapy for Cancer by Ioana Cretu, Bogdan Cretu, Catalin Cirstoiu, Adrian Cursaru, Mihaela Milicescu, Mihai Bojinca, Ruxandra Ionescu

“…The grading of toxicities was performed by both the oncologist and the rheumatologist using common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE). …”
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Parental Perspectives about Research and Knowledge Translation in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Julia Wright, Janet Curran, Benjamin Rose‐Davis, Tania Cellucci, Ciarån M. Duffy, Lori B. Tucker, Michelle Batthish, Adam M. Huber, Bianca Lang, Deborah M. Levy, Dax G. Rumsey, Karen N. Watanabe Duffy, Elizabeth Stringer

“…Parents communicated an expectation that information from research be communicated to them by their child's pediatric rheumatologist as part of clinical care. Parents felt that it would be helpful to have information available to them in a variety of formats including written, video, and online. …”
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