Research Guides: Internal Medicine Residency Readings: Rheumatology

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Readings

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sparks JA. Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Jan 1;170(1):ITC1-ITC16. doi: 10.7326/AITC201901010. Review. PubMed PMID: 30596879.
Reactive Arthritis
Schmitt SK. Reactive Arthritis. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2017 Jun;31(2):265-277. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.01.002. Epub 2017 Mar 11. Review. PubMed PMID: 28292540.
Osteoarthritis
Hunter DJ, Bierma-Zeinstra S. Osteoarthritis. Lancet. 2019 Apr 27;393(10182):1745-1759. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30417-9. Review. PubMed PMID: 31034380.
Gout
Neogi T. Gout. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Jul 5;165(1):ITC1-ITC16. doi: 10.7326/AITC201607050. Review. PubMed PMID: 27380294.
Pseudogout / Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease
Rosenthal AK, Ryan LM. Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jun 30;374(26):2575-84. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1511117. Review. PubMed PMID:27355536.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lam NC, Ghetu MV, Bieniek ML. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Primary Care Approach to Diagnosis and Management. Am Fam Physician. 2016 Aug 15;94(4):284-94. Review. PubMed PMID: 27548593.
Scleroderma
Denton CP, Khanna D. Systemic sclerosis. Lancet. 2017 Apr 13. pii: S0140-6736(17)30933-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30933-9. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 28413064.
Sjögren syndrome
Mavragani CP, Moutsopoulos HM. Sjögren syndrome. CMAJ. 2014 Oct 21;186(15):E579-86. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.122037. Epub 2014 Feb 24. Review. PubMed PMID: 24566651; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4203623.
Giant Cell Arteritis
Hoffman GS. In the Clinic. Giant Cell Arteritis. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Nov 1;165(9):ITC65-ITC80. doi: 10.7326/AITC201611010. Review. PubMed PMID: 27802475.
ANCA-associated vasculitis
Wallace ZS, Miloslavsky EM. Management of ANCA associated vasculitis. BMJ. 2020;368:m421. Published 2020 Mar 18. doi:10.1136/bmj.m421
Systemic Vasculitis
Sharma P, Sharma S, Baltaro R, Hurley J. Systemic vasculitis. Am Fam Physician. 2011 Mar 1;83(5):556-65. Review. PubMed PMID: 21391523.
Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)
Rivera-Chavarría IJ, Brenes-Gutiérrez JD. Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease). Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2016 Mar 29;7:79-82. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2016.03.028. eCollection 2016 May. Review. PubMed PMID: 27144003; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4840397.
Behçet syndrome
Ambrose NL, Haskard DO. Differential diagnosis and management of Behçet syndrome. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2013 Feb;9(2):79-89. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2012.156. Epub 2012 Sep 25. Review. PubMed PMID: 23007742.
Antinuclear antibody testing
Solomon, D. H., Kavanaugh, A. J., & Schur, P. H. (2002). Evidence‐based guidelines for the use of immunologic tests: antinuclear antibody testing. Arthritis Care & Research, 47(4), 434-444.
Autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus
Shmerling, R. H. (2003). Autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus—there before you know it. New England Journal of Medicine, 349(16), 1499-1500.
Development of autoantibodies before the clinical onset of systemic lupus erythematosus
Arbuckle, M. R., McClain, M. T., Rubertone, M. V., Scofield, R. H., Dennis, G. J., James, J. A., & Harley, J. B. (2003). Development of autoantibodies before the clinical onset of systemic lupus erythematosus. New England Journal of Medicine, 349(16), 1526-1533.
Steroid injections for osteoarthritis?
McAlindon, T. E., LaValley, M. P., Harvey, W. F., Price, L. L., Driban, J. B., Zhang, M., & Ward, R. J. (2017). Effect of Intra-articular Triamcinolone vs Saline on Knee Cartilage Volume and Pain in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Jama, 317(19), 1967-1975.