Preview Although systemic lupus erythematosus affects primarily young and middle-aged
women, a percentage of cases occur in all age-groups and both sexes. That fact, coupled …

Objective To compare the incidence and extent of coronary artery calcification (CAC) as
measured by electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) in patients with systemic lupus …

Objective Reactive arthritis (ReA) is an inflammatory disorder occurring several weeks after
gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract infections. HLA–B27 positivity is considered a risk …

Purpose Diagnostic errors in medicine are common and costly. Cognitive bias causes are
increasingly recognized contributors to diagnostic error but remain difficult targets for …

Objective Web‐based patient education materials and printed pamphlets are frequently
used by providers to inform patients about their rheumatic disease. Little attention has been …

Background Trends in medical education have reflected the patient safety movement's initial
focus on systems. While the role of cognitive-based diagnostic errors has been increasingly …

Several syndromes involving antiphospholipid antibodies have been described in the
literature. Although the varied clinical manifestations have been well delineated, the …

Objective. To evaluate the association between BMI and radiographic joint damage (RJD) in
RA. Methods. van der Heijde–Sharp (vdHS) erosion scores were determined in 499 …

A roadmap for education to improve the quality of care in go... : Current Opinion in
Rheumatology A roadmap for education to improve the quality of care in gout : Current …

Objective: The objective of the study was to develop and test a survey of gout patients
regarding their level of disease-related knowledge, to identify potential targets for patient …