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Did you know joint stiffness and tenderness as well as joint pain could be early signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis? Once symptoms are identified, how do you know which patients should be referred to a rheumatologist? Answering those and other questions is Dr. Ara Dikranian, who sat down with Dr. Matt Birnholz at the annual rheumatology meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Join Dr. Matt Birnholz as he sits down with Dr. Smitha Reddy at the annual rheumatology meeting in Atlanta, Georgia to explore how an anti-inflammatory diet could have an impact on a rheumatoid arthritis patient's lifestyle.

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Did you know joint stiffness and tenderness as well as joint pain could be early signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis? Once symptoms are identified, how do you know which patients should be referred to a rheumatologist? Answering those and other questions is Dr. Ara Dikranian, who sat down with Dr. Matt Birnholz at the annual rheumatology meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Join Dr. Matt Birnholz as he sits down with Dr. Smitha Reddy at the annual rheumatology meeting in Atlanta, Georgia to explore how an anti-inflammatory diet could have an impact on a rheumatoid arthritis patient's lifestyle.

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The vaping epidemic is becoming more and more concerning, but could new research prompt people to quit? To find out, Dr. Paul Doghramji speaks with Dr. David Peyton about his recent study that challenges the claim that vaping devices take less of a toll on our health than tobacco smoking.

Since primary care physicians are on the frontlines of healthcare, they play an important role in not only diagnosing and managing patients with spondyloarthritis, but also referring those patients to rheumatologists when appropriate. Here to walk through what primary care physicians should consider is rheumatologist Dr. Sergio Schwartzman.

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Patients with spondyloarthritis can experience a wide range of dermatologic manifestations ranging from psoriasis to erythema nodosum, making collaborative care between rheumatologists and dermatologists essential. Here to talk about how rheumatologists like Dr. Sergio Schwartzman can manage and refer patients with spondyloarthritis to dermatologists—and vice versa—is Dr. Michael Payette, co-founder of Central Connecticut Dermatology.

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Even though there’s a known relationship between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and spondyloarthritis, not all arthropathies associated with IBD signal spondyloarthritis. So how can gastroenterologists and rheumatologists work together to identify and manage those that are? That’s what rheumatologist Dr. Sergio Schwartzman breaks down with Dr. Stephen Hanauer, Medical Director of the Digestive Health Center at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

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Did you know that more than 20 percent of patients with spondyloarthritis experience at least one episode of uveitis? Or that nearly half of patients with uveitis may also have undiagnosed spondyloarthritis? That’s why co-managed care is so important for these patients, as rheumatologist Dr. Sergio Schwartzman and ophthalmologist Dr. Jennifer Thorne explain.

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Diagnosing and treating nonunion fractures comes with its set of challenges. Fortunately, Dr. Michael McKee is here to share his expertise and recommendations for success to benefit your patients with nonunion fractures.