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Sex and body mass index impact on digit circumference for Leeds Dactylitis Inde...
Silvério-António, M.; Rodrigues, Ana Maria; Teixeira, Filipa; Tavares-Costa, José; Bernardo, Alexandra; Pimenta, Sofia; Lagoas Gomes, JoãoOBJECTIVES: To estimate digit circumference and the impact of sex and body mass index (BMI) for the calculation of the Leeds Dactylitis Index (LDI) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with bilateral dactylitis. METHODS: Digit circumference of the hands and the foot were measured with a dactylometer and were studied according to sex and BMI (divided in 4 weight categories) in healthy Portuguese subjects, using...
Portuguese recommendations for the use of ultrasound in rheumatology
Polido-Pereira, Joaquim; Serra, Sara; Teixeira, Filipa; Ponte, Cristina; Cerqueira, Marcos; Cruz, Margarida; Araújo, Filipe; Barros, RitaINTRODUCTION: 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...
Rheuma SPACE - Standard Practice Aiming Clinical Excellence
Macieira, Carla; Cunha-Miranda, L.; Nero, P.; Laires, P.; Bogas, M.; Farinha, S.; Freitas, I; Lucas, P.; Sousa, J.; Narciso, L.; Mateus, E.
Portuguese recommendations for the use of methotrexate in rheumatic diseases - ...
Duarte, Ana Catarina; Santos-Faria, Daniela; Gonçalves, Maria João; Sepriano, Alexandre; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Duarte, Cátia; Neves, Joana SousaBACKGROUND: 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...
Silva, Ines; Mourao, Ana F.; Ramiro, Sofia; Maria Rodrigues, Ana; Miguel, Claudia; Sampaio, Luzia; Faustino, Augusto; Vaz, Carlos; Canhão, Helena
Recomendações portuguesas para o tratamento e controlo farmacológico da dor nas...
da Silva, Inês Maria Crispim Gomes; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Ramiro, Sofia; Maria Rodrigues, Ana; Miguel, Cláudia; Sampaio, Luzia; Faustino, AugustoObjectives: 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 ...