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Will the medications I may be prescribed for my Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) increase my risk of getting cancer? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource homepage Each day, rheumatology nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants field dozens of questions...
Does a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) mean I am going to eventually be crippled or disabled? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource homepage Each day, rheumatology nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants field dozens of questions...
How did I get Rheumatoid Arthritis? | Handling the Hard Questions Series
A chapter from HANDLING THE HARD QUESTIONS: What Our Patients Are Asking Us About Rheumatic Disease Read and download this booklet on our Workforce Resource homepage How did I get rheumatoid arthritis? There are a variety of factors that may have contributed to your...
Dealing with the Unique Challenges of the “Have Nots” | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
In the United States, those of us who work as healthcare providers often struggle with the realities of the “haves” vs. the “have nots.” The “haves” are the patients with good insurance, supportive families, and stable lives despite their disease. The “have nots” are...
Fighting the Good Fight with Insurers | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
The majority of patients we see on a day-to-day basis in our rheumatology practices require straightforward decisions and straightforward solutions. But there are always outliers. On a daily basis, it seems like there are always 1 or 2 patients I see who require...
Opioids and Obesity: A Complicated Challenge | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
It’s impossible to get through a day without hearing about or seeing an article focused on the current opioid crisis in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 32,445 Americans died from overdoses involving prescription opioid...
Bariatric Surgery: Helping Our Patients Take the Ultimate Step in Weight Loss | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
MDis a 51-year-old woman who first came to our practice approximately 12 years ago with complaints of diffuse joint pain. Her recent history included pain in her lower back, bilateral knee osteoarthritis, and hip pain. Her weight was certainly a significant issue—MD...
Is Fat Making Our Patient’s RA Worse? | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
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 joint swelling and pain in her hands and wrists, certainly not an unusual combination in our new patients. Among LO’s issues was the fact...
Making Deviations to the Normal Treatment Pattern | Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
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 or more non-biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), most commonly methotrexate....