Abstracts tagged "Examination"

Abstract Number: 181 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness of Elective Completion in Enhancing Board Preparedness and Comfort with Diagnosing and Treating Rheumatologic Conditions in a Cohort of Internal Medicine Residents at an Academic Medical Center
Alysia Kwiatkowski¹, Najia Shakoor², Joel A. Block², Augustine Manadan¹ and Sonali Khandelwal¹, ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Elective choice during residency is influenced by future career goals and perceived knowledge gaps. There is limited literature directly comparing elective exposures to outcomes…
Abstract Number: 185 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating Medical Student Confidence and Performance of the Pediatric Musculoskeletal Exam
Kimberly Hays¹, Natasha M. Ruth¹, Donna Kern², Paul J. Nietert³, Lutfiyya Muhammad³, Michele Knoll Friesinger⁴ and Patricia McBurney⁵, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Family Medicine, Senior Associate Dean for Education, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Assistant Dean for Assessment, Evaluation and Quality Improvement, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁵Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Children commonly present with musculoskeletal complaints to primary care providers who work in a busy practice with diverse populations. Musculoskeletal complaints may result from…
Abstract Number: 1488 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Joint Locations That Are Poor Prognostic in an Early Seropositive Erosive RA Cohort
Patrick Durez¹, Sofie Robert², Alexandra Thiry³ and Harris A Ahmad³, ¹Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Braine L’Alleud, Belgium, ³Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with early RA often present with multiple and different areas of joint involvement. While the ACR and EULAR guidelines specify high disease…
Abstract Number: 111 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Focused Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Teaching: Effect on Medical Students’ Physical Examination Skills
Bhavna Seth¹, Lorraine Stanfield² and Eugene Y. Kissin³, ¹Internal Medicine, Boston Univeristy Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Internal Medicine, Boston Univeristy, Boston, MA, ³Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound provides instant feedback for spatial understanding and the evaluation of abnormalities with great precision and accuracy, and may aid in developing physical…
Abstract Number: 929 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Retinal Examinations Among SLE Patients Newly-Initiating Hydroxychloroquine in a U.S. Medicaid SLE Population, 2000-10
Tzu-Chieh Lin¹, CH Feldman², Hongshu Guan³, Sarah Chen⁴, Medha Barbhaiya¹ and Karen H. Costenbader¹, ¹Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: U.S. Medicaid provides medical benefits to low-income people. Although the Federal government establishes guidelines, each state sets vision benefits. The American Academy of Ophthalmology…
Abstract Number: 2080 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Three Simple Tests to Raise the Index of Suspicion for Fibromyalgia in Primary Care
Amanda W. St. John¹, Jonathan H. Aebischer², Robert M. Bennett³, Madeleine J. Sanford², Kaitlin Z. Haws⁴ and Kim D. Jones³, ¹Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Schools of Nursing and Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: 356 patients were studied (mean age 50 ± 16.3 years, 70% female). Chart review revealed that 53 (15%) of these patients carried a…
Abstract Number: 862 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discriminative Performance of Nasal Endoscopic Findings and History Items in Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Erdem Eren¹, Toygar Kalkan², Secil Arslanoglu¹, Mustafa Ozmen³, Kazim Onal¹, Emine Figen Tarhan³ and Servet Akar⁴, ¹Head and Neck Surgery, Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey, ²Internal Medicine, Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Izmir Katip Celebi University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis, GPA) is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. It is characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and affects predominantly small…
Abstract Number: 1716 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Joint Symptoms and Frequency of Joint Exams for Patients with Plaque Psoriasis without Confirmed Psoriatic Arthritis: A US Analysis
Tatiana Makhinova¹, Robert Wood², Derek Tang³, James Piercy², Steve Lobosco⁴, Bradley S. Stolshek⁵ and David J. Harrison⁵, ¹College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ²Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ³Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴Adelphi Real World Ltd., Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ⁵Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: Due to the high prevalence of PsA among patients with PsO,1 rheumatologists and dermatologists should recognize early signs and symptoms of joint involvement among…
Abstract Number: 1984 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Implementation and Performance of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in a National Certification Process of Trainees in Rheumatology. Two Years of Experience
Virginia Pascual Ramos¹, Gabriel Medrano-Ramírez¹, Eunice Solis-Vallejo¹, Ana Bernard-Medina², Diana Flores¹, Margarita Portela Hernandez¹, Lilia Andrade-Ortega¹, Olga Lidia Vera-Lastra¹, Rolando Espinosa-Morales¹, Juan Miranda-Limón¹, M Maldonado-Velázquez¹, Luis Javier Jara³, Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra¹, Judith Lopez-Zepeda¹, Miguel Angel Saavedra¹ and Cesar Alejandro Arce¹, ¹Mexican Board of Rheumatology, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Reumatologia, Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara - Fray Antonio Alcalde, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Hospital de Especialidades. Centro Médico La Raza, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose We developed and conducted an OSCE to assess clinical skills of trainees in rheumatology (TRs) and determine its performance at two consecutive annual evaluations…
Abstract Number: 1983 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving Resident Confidence with the Musculoskeletal Exam through a Rheumatology-Dedicated Musculoskeletal Workshop
Kimberly Fisher¹, Alexa Meara², Brian LaMoreaux³, Hareth Madhoun⁴, Irving Rosenberg⁵, Xiaokui Mo⁶, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber⁷ and Nicole Bundy⁸, ¹Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Dept of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁴Rheumatology/Immunology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁵Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁶Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ⁷Rheumatology, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, ⁸Internal Medicine - Rheumatlogy, OSU Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose Musculoskeletal (MSK) complaints are among the most common complaints evaluated by primary care physicians. Thus, it is imperative that Internal Medicine (IM) residents learn…
Abstract Number: 125 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation Of Findings In Clinical and High Resolution Ultrasonography Examinations Of The Painful Shoulder
Raphael Micheroli¹, Diego Kyburz², Adrian Ciurea³, Beat Dubs⁴, Martin Toniolo², Samuel Bisig⁵ and Giorgio Tamborrini⁶, ¹Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich Schlieren, Switzerland, ⁴Sonography Institute Bethanien Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Bethesda Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: High resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) is a non-painful and non-invasive imaging technique which is increasingly used for evaluating patients with musculoskeletal disorders. In particular, HRUS…
Abstract Number: 2242 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Versus Physician Joint Counts In Rheumatoid Arthritis Utilizing a Unique Self-Joint Examination Tool
Daisy Bang¹, Yomei Shaw², Christine L. Amity³, Kelly A. Reckley⁴, Ilinca D. Metes⁵ and Marc C. Levesque⁶, ¹Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Rheumatology & Clinical Immun, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The quantitative assessment of disease activity has been endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to improve rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes. To facilitate…

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