Situation Rheum
@situationrheum.bsky.social
Rheumatologist, haribo enthusiast, shameless dog parent, loather of traffic.
Happy discounted Halloween candy season to all who celebrate
November 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Happy discounted Halloween candy season to all who celebrate
Courtesy of evolent not answering the phone FOUR times yesterday, this is now a Tuesday problem as well. What an outrageous delay in care.
Nothing says it’s Monday like spending 40 minutes on hold (so far) waiting to do a peer to peer for a medically necessary test that has been automatically denied by Evolent unless I do the peer to peer.
October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Courtesy of evolent not answering the phone FOUR times yesterday, this is now a Tuesday problem as well. What an outrageous delay in care.
Nothing says it’s Monday like spending 40 minutes on hold (so far) waiting to do a peer to peer for a medically necessary test that has been automatically denied by Evolent unless I do the peer to peer.
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Nothing says it’s Monday like spending 40 minutes on hold (so far) waiting to do a peer to peer for a medically necessary test that has been automatically denied by Evolent unless I do the peer to peer.
Canada out here tempting me with a good time
July 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Canada out here tempting me with a good time
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"Trump declares intention to openly break Congressionally-enacted valid law in order to honor white supremacy." Sums it all up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
Trump Says Army Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names
The move would reverse a yearslong effort to remove names and symbols honoring the Confederacy from the military.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"Trump declares intention to openly break Congressionally-enacted valid law in order to honor white supremacy." Sums it all up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
Doing this on April 1st feels like the cherry on top of the sociopathic decision sundae
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc).
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
April 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Doing this on April 1st feels like the cherry on top of the sociopathic decision sundae
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Yes! It does!
Are terminations of NIH grants wasting billions of taxpayer dollars? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Are terminations of NIH grants wasting billions of taxpayer dollars?
DOGE argues killing grants saves money, but a Science analysis suggests more than $1.4 billion in sunk research costs may produce few results
www.science.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Yes! It does!
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We found that diagnostic delay in axial spondyloarthritis was 21% longer (7 months) among people with a social need, using an accelerated failure time model. @jrheumatol.bsky.social @renatoferrandiz.bsky.social www.jrheum.org/content/52/4...
Disparities in Time to Diagnosis of Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Objective Radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) has a 7-year average diagnostic delay. Although the effects of sex or gender on time to diagnosis have been evaluated, the role of social deter...
www.jrheum.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We found that diagnostic delay in axial spondyloarthritis was 21% longer (7 months) among people with a social need, using an accelerated failure time model. @jrheumatol.bsky.social @renatoferrandiz.bsky.social www.jrheum.org/content/52/4...
Nothing says happy holidays like benign office pranks
December 13, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Nothing says happy holidays like benign office pranks
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 29, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hi I’m Liz and when I talk, no one listens according to a resident I was rounding with that day.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇
Hi, I'm Tom and there is no way a medical school would even consider me with those grades.
Hi, I'm Tom and there is no way a medical school would even consider me with those grades.
Hi, I’m Miranda, and I’m unpatriotic for not liking George W. Bush.
November 21, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Hi I’m Liz and when I talk, no one listens according to a resident I was rounding with that day.
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Clinical Year in Review at #ACR24
Presented by Dr. Michael Pillinger
• Review some of the most impactful studies in Rheumatology from the past year!
#MedSky #Rheumatology #RheumSky
Presented by Dr. Michael Pillinger
• Review some of the most impactful studies in Rheumatology from the past year!
#MedSky #Rheumatology #RheumSky
November 17, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Clinical Year in Review at #ACR24
Presented by Dr. Michael Pillinger
• Review some of the most impactful studies in Rheumatology from the past year!
#MedSky #Rheumatology #RheumSky
Presented by Dr. Michael Pillinger
• Review some of the most impactful studies in Rheumatology from the past year!
#MedSky #Rheumatology #RheumSky
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#ACR24 lupus nephritis guideline puts nickel down on choosing CNI if proteinuria >3 grams based on post-hoc analysis of BLISS-LN. Hopefully a head-to-head comparison of adding BEL or CNI or OBI will happen at some point
November 18, 2024 at 3:55 PM
#ACR24 lupus nephritis guideline puts nickel down on choosing CNI if proteinuria >3 grams based on post-hoc analysis of BLISS-LN. Hopefully a head-to-head comparison of adding BEL or CNI or OBI will happen at some point
Good night DC
November 18, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Good night DC
Great analogy for MCTD as a distinct disease entity despite overlapping features #GreatDebate #ACR24
Bonus points for sequential text appearance too
Bonus points for sequential text appearance too
November 17, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Great analogy for MCTD as a distinct disease entity despite overlapping features #GreatDebate #ACR24
Bonus points for sequential text appearance too
Bonus points for sequential text appearance too
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#LupusChat is at #ACR24! Stop by the Lupus Community booth #2200 and engage with patient-led organizations that are doing amazing community work. Our Executive Team Members @tiffanyandlupus.bsky.social @syncenerdcarly.bsky.social @xtel007.bsky.social, Elizabeth, & Miah are in attendance. 💜✨
November 17, 2024 at 7:58 PM
#LupusChat is at #ACR24! Stop by the Lupus Community booth #2200 and engage with patient-led organizations that are doing amazing community work. Our Executive Team Members @tiffanyandlupus.bsky.social @syncenerdcarly.bsky.social @xtel007.bsky.social, Elizabeth, & Miah are in attendance. 💜✨
November 13, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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A survey of US adults with gout estimated total gout flare burden to be 6.6 gout flares per year. Most gout flares were not reported to physicians 🩺
In ACR Open Rheumatology
acr.tw/48La0Fl
Figure: Gout flares pretreated, prevented, or experienced over the past 12 months by reporting status
In ACR Open Rheumatology
acr.tw/48La0Fl
Figure: Gout flares pretreated, prevented, or experienced over the past 12 months by reporting status
November 11, 2024 at 9:02 PM
A survey of US adults with gout estimated total gout flare burden to be 6.6 gout flares per year. Most gout flares were not reported to physicians 🩺
In ACR Open Rheumatology
acr.tw/48La0Fl
Figure: Gout flares pretreated, prevented, or experienced over the past 12 months by reporting status
In ACR Open Rheumatology
acr.tw/48La0Fl
Figure: Gout flares pretreated, prevented, or experienced over the past 12 months by reporting status
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Here's my annual #ACR24 orientation for those new to @acrheum
1️⃣ Make your agenda based on the online program.
👉 Note date, time, location.
👉 Is it in person only (IP) or will it be on demand (OD) for later? Cut down on FOMO if it's going to be on demand.
1️⃣ Make your agenda based on the online program.
👉 Note date, time, location.
👉 Is it in person only (IP) or will it be on demand (OD) for later? Cut down on FOMO if it's going to be on demand.
November 9, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Here's my annual #ACR24 orientation for those new to @acrheum
1️⃣ Make your agenda based on the online program.
👉 Note date, time, location.
👉 Is it in person only (IP) or will it be on demand (OD) for later? Cut down on FOMO if it's going to be on demand.
1️⃣ Make your agenda based on the online program.
👉 Note date, time, location.
👉 Is it in person only (IP) or will it be on demand (OD) for later? Cut down on FOMO if it's going to be on demand.
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Looking to gather a list of all rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals!
Comment if I missed you!
#ACR24
#rheum
go.bsky.app/CEj2dcZ
Comment if I missed you!
#ACR24
#rheum
go.bsky.app/CEj2dcZ
November 7, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Looking to gather a list of all rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals!
Comment if I missed you!
#ACR24
#rheum
go.bsky.app/CEj2dcZ
Comment if I missed you!
#ACR24
#rheum
go.bsky.app/CEj2dcZ
August 25, 2023 at 12:37 AM
Not me trying to explain the blinking guy gif to my gen z team and getting crickets
August 19, 2023 at 1:50 AM
Not me trying to explain the blinking guy gif to my gen z team and getting crickets