Rheumatology

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Questions discussed in this category

What guides your choice between prophylactic, intermediate, and full therapeutic dosing of enoxaparin in a woman with APLS and prior fetal loss with no hx of thromboembolic disease?

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In an infant whose mother resumes TNF inhibitor therapy (e.g., adalimumab, infliximab, certolizumab) after delivery and is breastfeeding, do you recommend delaying live vaccinations?

Does the answer differ if mother remained on TNFi throughout pregnancy?

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What factors do you consider when advising a patient with lupus nephritis on the safety of becoming pregnant?

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How do you evaluate and manage patients with lupus who are having issues with decreased libido?

When do you consider referral for further hormonal, psychological, or gynecologic assessment?

1 Answer available

How would you approach a finding of osteoporosis (Z score -4.5) in a recently postpartum patient who had DEXA sent for long-term low-dose glucocorticoid use?

The patient is actively breastfeeding.

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2019-10

EULAR recommendations for the management of antiphospholipid syndrome in adults.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 1997 Jan 25

Randomised controlled trial of aspirin and aspirin plus heparin in pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage associated with phospholipid antibodies (or antiphospholipid antibodies).

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2020 Apr

2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases.

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