Abstract Number: 278 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating Cardiovascular Risk Factors of Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Diabetes Mellitus, and Metabolic Syndrome in a Primarily Latino Population with Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases Associated with Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Pediatric (PED) systemic rheumatic diseases associated with vasculitis (DAV) such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) and the various systemic…Abstract Number: 279 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Distribution of Vasculitides in Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance-Affiliated Pediatric Rheumatology Centers in the United States
Background/Purpose: The epidemiology of pediatric vasculitis is poorly described. Two studies in the 1990s described the frequency in pediatric rheumatology centers in the United States…Abstract Number: 280 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pediatric Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics As a Screening Tool for Neuropsychiatric Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric involvement appears to be common in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), with neurocognitive dysfunction (NCD) identified in as many as 59%. NCD is…Abstract Number: 281 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Pediatric Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics – Reproducibility and Responsive to Change in Cognition in Childhood-Onset Lupus
Background/Purpose: The Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE) Neuropsychological Battery (AC&R 2010; 62: 1029-33) was introduced to standardize neuropsychological testing (NPT), specifically probing the domains Attention,…Abstract Number: 282 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Laboratory Features Distinguishing Juvenile Polymyositis and Muscular Dystrophy in Children
Background/Purpose: We examined demographic, clinical and laboratory features of juvenile polymyositis (JPM) and muscular dystrophy in children to improve classification of these two conditions. Methods:…Abstract Number: 283 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hospitalizations for Patients with Chilhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Pediatric Health Information System Databse
Background/Purpose: To describe patient demographics, admission characteristics and clinical care for hospitalized patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). Methods: Retrospective cohort study of the…Abstract Number: 284 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment and Outcome of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis in Children: A Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Childhood ANCA vasculitides are rare, yet organ- or even life-threatening systemic vasculitides. Children most frequently present with rapidly evolving, severe disease such as pulmonary-renal…Abstract Number: 285 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab for Severe Disease Flares in Childhood ANCA Vasculitides
Background/Purpose: Children with ANCA vasculitides frequently present with life-threatening organ manifestations including alveolar hemorrhage, critical subglottic stenosis and renal failure due to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis…Abstract Number: 286 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antibodies and Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Pediatric Lupus Patients and in the Offspring of Adult Patients with Lupus
Background/Purpose: Approximately 1/5 of all systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) starts in childhood and central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction is more common in childhood-onset SLE. CNS…Abstract Number: 287 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Variation in Healthcare Utilization by Region and Number of Rheumatologists Per State Among Pediatric Medicaid Patients with Lupus Nephritis Prior to End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States, 2000-2004
Background/Purpose: Unequal healthcare access and utilization may contribute to the striking sociodemographic disparities seen in outcomes for children with lupus nephritis. Medicaid is the U.S.…Abstract Number: 288 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Promis Modules for Use in Childhood-Onset Lupus
Background/Purpose: The impact of childhood-onset lupus (cSLE) and its treatment on quality of life (QoL) has not been systematically established. The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement…Abstract Number: 247 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Meager Depression Screening and Mental Health Referral Rates for Patients with Arthritis in a National Sample
Background/Purpose: Depression in patients with arthritis is common and leads to poor health outcomes. While it has been shown that rheumatologists rarely communicate about depression…Abstract Number: 248 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Fluid Leptin Level Is Associated with Residual Pain and Functional Disability One Year After Total Joint Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: A sizeable number of patients continue to suffer from pain, functional disability and reduced quality of life after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The etiology…Abstract Number: 249 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Medial Subchondral Bone Marrow Lesions Increase the Odds of Knee Joint Replacement – Data From the Osteoarthritis Initative
Background/Purpose: Knee joint replacement (KR) is a cost-effective procedure with good long-term outcomes. However, there is no clear consensus on indications for KR. Subchondral bone…Abstract Number: 250 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incident and Worsening Cartilage Damage in the Lateral Compartment and Multiple Subregions Worsening in the Medial Compartment Increase the Risk for Knee Replacement – Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Knee joint replacement (KR) is a cost-effective procedure with good long-term outcomes. However, at present there is no clear consensus on indications for KR.…