Is Fat Making Our Patient’s RA Worse?
I had a new patient, LO, come to me following a referral from urgent care in March 2017. Her urgent care visit was prompted by […]
Building Mutual Trust with Dermatology
It’s extremely important to have a good relationship with our dermatology colleagues, especially when dealing with patients with possible psoriatic arthritis (PsA). As most of […]
When Treatment Guidelines Meet Clinical Practice
There are a number of treatment guidelines/recommendations available in nearly every disease state that are based on high-quality clinical evidence. These guidelines typically take many […]
Cheering On Our Patients’ Successes
Treating patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can be challenging when they fail to respond or lose their response to a specific therapy. Although we are […]
The Push to Find Answers
For many patients with an autoimmune disease, including myself, finding the right answers to our issues is all about “the journey.” My journey began in […]
2018 ACR Recap
A recap of 2018 ACR from RNS Board Member, Eileen J Lydon, MA, RN, ANP-BC. Some sessions from the 2018 ACR included discussions of the workforce […]
Making Deviations to the Normal Treatment Pattern
When a patient is newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there are specific treatment guidelines that are typically followed. This includes the initiation of one […]
All Hail the Negotiator
I first met JY 2 weeks ago. A 35-year-old, tall, lanky male with a 2-year history of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA), JY initially presented to […]
Tapping Into Our “Spidey Sense”
Recently, I had a casual conversation with some nurse practitioner friends about an older adolescent I saw in clinic, and how my gut told me […]