6 documents found, page 1 of 1

Portuguese recommendations for the use of ultrasound in rheumatology

INTRODUCTION: Ultrasound (US) is a relatively cheap, easily available and reliable method to improve the care of rheumatic patients. However, its use in rheumatology practice is very heterogeneous and needs to be standardized. OBJECTIVES: To develop recommendations for the use of US in rheumatic diseases endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology. METHODS: A systematic literature review of the available...

Portuguese recommendations for the use of methotrexate in rheumatic diseases - ...

BACKGROUND: Methotrexate (MTX) is the first-line drug in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the most commonly prescribed disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug. Moreover, it is also used as an adjuvant drug in patients under biologic therapies, enhancing the efficacy of biologic agents. OBJECTIVES: To review the literature and update the Portuguese recommendations for the use of MTX in rheumatic dise...

Recomendações portuguesas para o tratamento e controlo farmacológico da dor nas...

Recomendações portuguesas para o tratamento e controlo farmacológico da dor nas...

Objectives: To develop Portuguese evidence-based recommendations for pain management by pharmoco -therapy in inflammatory arthritis. Methods: The Portuguese project was integrated in the multinational 3E Initiative (Evidence, Expertise, Exchange) 2010 where a total of 453 rheumatologists from 17 countries have participated. The clinical questions concerning pain were formulated and the Portuguese group added 2 ...

Associação entre presença de factores reumatóides 16M no soro e resposta à tera...

AIM To verify if the response to TNFalpha inhibitors is influenced by the presence of IgM rheumatoid factor (RF), in patients with RA. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, the patients with the diagnosis of RA treated with TNFa inhibitors followed in our hospital were recruited. A protocol was applied including demographic, clinical and laboratory data, in order to calculate DAS 28. The presence/absence of IgM R...

Artrite reumatóide quística - A propósito de um caso clínico

Entre as alterações radiológicas caracteristicamente observadas na Artrite Reumatóide (AR), as erosões subcondrais e formação de pequenos quistos (também denominados pseudoquistos ou geodos) são comuns. Os quistos gigantes, também documentados, são contudo raros e a sua presença pode colocar sérias dificuldades no diagnóstico e na abordagem terapêutica. Apresentamos o caso clínico de uma doente de 55 anos com A...