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American College of Rheumatology Redefines Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 3

October 22, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments American College of Rheumatology, CRP, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis

Will the enthusiasm of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients be short-lived? Reactions have varied to the new diagnosis guidelines which the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released this week for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Is it good news for RA'ers? People who have Rheumatoid Arthritis often feel such a need for change that any news is good news. But I...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

American College of Rheumatology Redefines Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

October 21, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 15 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis test

An early Christmas present from the ACR? The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) announced this week new criteria for diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Yesterday, we discussed some of the possible impetus for the change. Today, we’ll look more specifically at the changes. We need to know What is different about the new criteria? Will it be any easier...Continue reading 15 Comments » Read more

American College of Rheumatology Redefines Rheumatoid Arthritis

October 20, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis

Change of plans This post was begun last week. The original title of this post was ACR: Change the Diagnosis Guidelines! (It is still that in my laptop.) However, Monday morning I learned that late on Sunday, The American College of Rheumatology in cooperation with the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) released new guidelines for diagnosis...Continue reading 14 Comments » Read more

The Life of a Professional Patient, Blog #3

October 16, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 32 Comments Biologics for RA, Living with chronic illness like RA, Orencia (abatacept), Professional patient

My obligatory warning: this post is about the author. My RA news When my Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms changed from Palindromic to “full blown,” I began using Humira injections to fight RA joint damage and disability. After the first few months, the doctor increased the dose to double the typical prescription. So for a couple of years, I...Continue reading 32 Comments » Read more

Book review: What to Do When the Doctor Says Its Rheumatoid Arthritis

October 15, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments Book review, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

What to Do When the Doctor Says Its Rheumatoid Arthritis A primer on Rheumatoid Disease by Harry D Fischer, MD and Winnie Yu A Rheumatoid Arthritis information primer of sorts - What to Do When the Doctor Says Its Rheumatoid Arthritis is the best primer on Rheumatoid Arthritis that I have seen. I wish I’d read it before I...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

Christopher Columbus, Part 3: How Does Reactive Arthritis Compare to Rheumatoid Arthritis?

October 14, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthropathy

What is Reactive Arthritis? Reactive Arthritis is the modern name given to Reiter’s Syndrome. Apparently, the first name lost favor because Reiter was a Nazi. The name “reactive” refers to the fact that Reactive Arthritis occurs in reaction to an infection. It is also referred to as “post infectious” arthritis. Usually Reactive Arthritis occurs as a triad...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more