Abstract Number: 405 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequencies of Boolean and Index Based ACR-EULAR Remissions Differ Slightly Depending On the Method of Patient Global Assessment
Background/Purpose: Two definitions of remission have been put forward by the ACR and EULAR: a Boolean based, requiring swollen and tender joint counts (SJC, TJC),…Abstract Number: 2584 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative and Semi-Quantitative Bone Erosion Assessment On High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The goals of this project were (i) to develop novel quantitative and semiquantitative measures of bone erosions at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and wrist joints…Abstract Number: 245 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Similarities of Patient Self-Report Scores From a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ), Laboratory Tests, Physician Global Assessment, and Polyarticular Involvement in Patients with Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) are distinct diagnoses, based on widely differing pathogenetic mechanisms and treatments. However, OA patients may experience functional disability,…Abstract Number: 2363 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Disease Activity in Large Vessel Vasculitis: Initial Results of an International Delphi Exercise
Background/Purpose: Assessment of disease activity in large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is challenging. The lack of specific, validated outcome measurements for both Takayasu’s (TAK) and giant…Abstract Number: 129 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Automated, Computer-Based Assessment and Visually Assessed Disease Activity Scores in ICG-Enhanced Fluorescence Optical Imaging in Patients with Rheumatic Disorders: A Feasibility Study
Background/Purpose: Modern diagnostic imaging technologies including US and MRI become increasingly important in the management of rheumatic joint disorders. Semiquantitative scores, like the RAMRIS or…Abstract Number: 2104 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis of Inflammation, Joint Damage and “Unexplained Symptoms” (e.g., Fibromyalgia) in Addition to Overall Status, According to 4 Physician Global Estimates Scored 0-10
Background/Purpose: A physician global estimate (DOCGL) of patient clinical status in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is scored by many rheumatologists entirely based on inflammation, but others…Abstract Number: 96 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality of Care: Reference and Counter Reference From Family Physicians and Rheumatologists’ perspectives– A Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: We delineated family physicians' and rheumatologists’ point of view when primary care is facing cases of rheumatic diseases. We also tried to identify barriers…Abstract Number: 2108 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Four Parameters That Drive the Discordance Between the Patient and Physician Global Assessment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patient (PtGA) and physician (MDGA) global assessment of disease activity are standard outcome measures used to ascertain physician and patient subjective perception of disease…Abstract Number: 106 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of a 6 Joint Simplified Ultrasonographic Score to Assess Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound has become a routinely available bedside method for the evaluation of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). However, it is time consuming, making it…Abstract Number: 2109 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discrepancy Between Patient and Physician Global Assessments Over Time in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Discrepancy between patient (PGA) and physician (MDGA) global assessments in RA can adversely affect therapeutic decisions in many cases. The purpose of this study…Abstract Number: 77 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comorbid Conditions Do Not Explain Divergent Patient Assessments of Disease Activity and Global Health in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In the discussion of the 2010 ACR/EULAR remission criteria the issue has been raised to what extent patients are able to distinguish rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 2043 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Documentation of Improvement Over 2 Months in Osteoarthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Spondyloarthropathy and Gout Similarly to Rheumatoid Arthritis According to Function, Pain, Patient Global Estimate and RAPID3 On a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ)
Background/Purpose: The health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) and multidimensional HAQ (MDHAQ) were developed initially to assess patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The most feasible method to…Abstract Number: 2048 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Four Physician Global Assessments for Overall Status, Inflammation, Damage, and Unexplained Symptoms Are Useful in Usual Care of Patients with Osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and Spondyloarthropathy, As Well As Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: A physician global estimate (DOCGL) is important in clinical decisions concerning patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and often is the most efficient of the…Abstract Number: 2004 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do We Need a Minimum Standards in Care for Children with Localized Scleroderma- Result of the Consensus Meeting in Hamburg Germany On the 11th of December 2011. Part I. Diagnosis and Assessment of the Disease
Background/Purpose: Juvenile localised scleroderma (jlSc) is an orphan disease. There are currently no guidelines regarding diagnosis, follow up and treatment. In the frame of the…Abstract Number: 1896 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Variation in US Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Training
Background/Purpose: Pediatric rheumatology (PR) became an American Board of Pediatrics subspecialty in 1990. This is the first survey to examine training differences between the 31…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- Next Page »