Rheumatology

Gastroenterology

Questions discussed in this category

Do you recommend checking anti-drug antibodies for patients on TNF inhibitors?

If so, how would positive levels guide your management?

What treatments have you found most effective for cholestatic pruritus?

I have a patient with recently diagnosed primary biliary cholangitis/cirrhosis (PBC) with SSc. Her laboratory values are within normal limits, but end...

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Is there a role for the use of transient elastography (FibroScan) to monitor liver fibrosis in patients on long term methotrexate?

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How do you monitor patients with incidentally found high titer anti-smooth muscle antibodies without stigmata of liver disease?

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How would you manage autoimmune pancreatitis in a patient after Whipple's procedure?

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How do you approach GI prophylaxis (e.g., PPIs, H2 blockers) in patients on long-term NSAIDs?

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How do you manage calcium and vitamin D replacement in scleroderma and myositis patients with dysphagia and malabsorption?

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What is your approach to management of elevated liver enzymes in patients who recently started treatment with tocilizumab?

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What is your approach to pharmacologic treatment options in a patient with both SLE and Crohn's disease?

A female in her 50s with iatrogenic Cushing's Syndrome presenting for management of SLE with low disease activity (but not remission) in the setting o...

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How do you approach management of patients with active RA and recurrent non-severe C.diff?

(Patient with active RA despite hydroxychloroquine)

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Do you discontinue or adjust azathioprine when a patient develops elevated MCV after starting it?

When it seems fairly certain that this is a drug effect is it something that can just be monitored or requires a change in approach?

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How do you treat celiac disease associated inflammatory arthritis refractory to gluten free diet?

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