Abstracts tagged "SLEDAI"

Abstract Number: 699 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Revising the SLEDAI-2K to Include Additional Constitutional Symptoms to More Accurately Assess Lupus Disease Activity
Bhakti Shah¹, Erik Anderson ², Meggan Mackay ³, Cynthia Aranow ⁴, Marissa Sansone ⁵ and Joseph Hong ⁶, ¹Northwell Health, Highland, NY, ²Northwell Health System, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, New York, ³Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, New York, ⁴Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁵Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, ⁶Northwell Health System, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset
Background/Purpose: The SLEDAI-2K, a widely-used measure for disease activity, does not incorporate symptoms such as weight loss, lymphadenopathy (LAD) or fatigue which may limit accurate assessment…