Rheumatologic emergencies warranting immediate action
The majority of patients with rheumatic diseases should be diagnosed and treated within several weeks of symptom onset. What rheumatologic emergencies warrant immediate action?
The majority of patients with rheumatic diseases should be diagnosed and treated within several weeks of symptom onset. What rheumatologic emergencies warrant immediate action?
Are topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs effective in the treatment of gout?
Is Behçet disease uncommon or rather underdiagnosed? When should it be suspected?
What are the most common errors in the treatment of gout?
Which patients require a lifelong urate-lowering treatment following the first acute gout attack, and in which patients this is not necessary?
If colchicine in doses 1 g + 0.5 g is partly ineffective in a patient with acute gout, should it be continued at the same daily dose or is it better to switch to or add a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug or a corticosteroid?
What should guide our decisions when selecting drugs used in the treatment of acute gout?
How to monitor disease activity in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA)? Is it useful to measure interleukin 6 levels, or are inflammatory markers (ESR, CRP) sufficient?
What are the new implications for clinical practice of the new 2016 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of gout?
Are periarticular injections used in the treatment of acute gout flares?