Chief of Rheumatology @HoagHealth Newport Beach, CA. Alum of @MGHrheumatology @MGH_MSUS @UTHimres. Nutrition & Health | axSpA | MSK Ultrasound. Tweets are mine
Dr. Sara Haro - 🦄 Pediatric #rheumatologist who #ultrasounds@ChildrensLA explains nuances of
PEDS vs ADULT #mskus@SoCa_Rheum_Soc 2024 Musculoskeletal US course
=> There are growth plates! Not erosions!
=> Doppler signal can be physiologic
=> dense rice bodies=path
Dr. Courtney O’Brien @UCLAHealth
Discusses Knobology in #MSK#POCUS#rheumatology
2024 @SoCa_Rheum_Soc Ultrasound Course
Beware of all the pitfalls of #ultrasound imaging!
=> Especially ANISOTROPY! Very common w/ tendons. Rock the probe prevent!!
When patients say their joints are swollen, what does it mean?
Easy to dismiss it as a symptom, but this clinically suspect arthralgia cohort from Leiden shows:
- some correlation with MRI/USS findings
- predicts RA development
still worthwhile!
#EULAR2024 POS0609 @RheumNow
It’s a wrap! What a terrific course filled with advanced ultrasound learning! Scanning patients WITH PATHOLOGY!!! - #GCA, dermatomyositis, to Sjogren’s
If you missed it this year, it’s a must come for 2025!
#meded#medtwitter#rheum
Incorporating #TaylorSwiftTheErasT@USSONAR_Rh#USSONAR24msk@philseo offers perspective on #GCA#prednisone dosing.
“The TRAVIS KELCE dose would be 60 mg and the TAYLOR SWIFT dose would be 40 mg” 🤣
=>1 g solumedrol dosing allows reassurance but really 60 mg is sufficient.
#KarinaTorralba discusses the complexity and heterogeneity of MSUS in #lupus -> now 6 proposed subtypes of arthritis in #SLE
Incorporating MSUS in disease activity scores may allow for more accurate evaluation
@MymaAlbaydaMD pontificates on the nuances of #MSKUS the 💪🏻Muscle
@USSONAR_Rh Multi Track Course #rheum
Twearls: 🦪
1) #ultrasound is more sensitive to distinguish IMNM vs DM
2) MRI is superior for muscle edema
3 Flexor Digitorum Profundus and Vastus Lateralis ⬆️echogen = IBM
Dana DiRenzo, M.D. of @PennRheum at the @USSONAR_Rh MULTI TRACK ULTRASOUND COURSE in her element teaching Salivary Gland #sjogrens ultrasound.
As she says, “An easy, quick tool to assess disease activity in Sjogren’s Syndrome, but be cautious about lymphomas.”
#pocus#rheum
Excited for the @USSONAR_Rh 2024 USSONAR Multi Track Course! In Tampa, FL Friday, May 16th-17th
A weekend full of ultrasound-filled learning!
Synovial biopsies. Hands-on faculty training. Beyond the joint ultrasound for Sjogren’s, Vasculitis, and Myositis!
#rheum#pocus
I’m so lucky to have the best Nurses in the world #NurseAppreciationWeek
Having worked all over the country - @hoaghealth nurses - They truly are the best! Dedicated, Compassionate, and Smart.
#HoagPride
Today is #NationalNursesDay and the start of #NationalNursesWeek! We appreciate our outstanding nurses who play a critical role in Hoag’s culture of quality and compassionate care. Share your message of thanks for our nurses below! #HeartofHoag#HoagPride