Episodes
Sunday Apr 29, 2018
E19: Clinical Utility of a Positive ANA
Sunday Apr 29, 2018
Sunday Apr 29, 2018
Quick podcast this week on the utility of an ANA. It's a frequent reason for referral (17% in this series) to rheumatology offices and this is a useful paper for context. Find the paper itself here.
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
E18: Triple Therapy for Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
A recent retrospective study on a rare condition - catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome - caught my eye in the Journal of Rheumatology this week. I thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about unmeasured confounding and introduce a rare condition that new fellows need to know about. Find the paper itself here.
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
E17: Steroids and the Risk of Scleroderma Renal Crisis
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Short but impactful paper this week on the association between steroids and scleroderma renal crisis. Find the original paper here.
Sunday Apr 08, 2018
E16: Tocilizumab in Giant-Cell Arteritis - GIACTA
Sunday Apr 08, 2018
Sunday Apr 08, 2018
Getting back to our usual format, this week we'll discuss the GIACTA trial, which compared various schedules of tocilizumab to various schedules of placebo and prednisone. It's an important trial that has changed the face of GCA and will be a refreshing RCT to discuss before we dive back into garbagey data next week.
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
E15: The Ribosomal P Isn't Useful in NPSLE
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
Welcome back! This week we're doing something a little different and discussing a few important studies on the ribosomal P in neuropsychiatric SLE. We also have theme music! Let me know what you think about both on twitter @EBRheum.