The concept of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic progressive inflammatory disease of the synovial joints, as a disorder of middle age is changing to include patients outside the range of 40 to 60 years. In particular, the prevalence of RA …
Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic sclerosis carry an excess risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality due to conventional cardiovascular risk factors, antirheumatic drug-related cardiotoxicity, disease-related inflammation, and autoimmune dysregulation.1,2 Patients with …
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) has created a rheumatology curriculum outline that can be used to create more efficient integration of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) into rheumatology practice, according to a …