OBJECTIVE: To determine the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for 7 measures
of fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Study subjects …

… Author links open overlay panel Jacques Pouchot a b , Raheem B. Kherani a , Rollin Brant
c , Diane Lacaille a 1 , Allen J. Lehman a d 2 , Stephanie Ensworth a , Jacek Kopec a e 3 , …

Lianne Friesen and Nicholas Woolridge community-acquired infections) or vancomycin (for
nosocomial infections) should be used. However, if Gram’s staining shows gram-negative …

Osteoporosis in postmenopausal women is a growing health concern for society. Bisphosphonates
have become the mainstay of prevention and treatment with the mounting evidence …

Background Health outcomes of Indigenous patients are impacted by culturally unsafe
specialty care environments. The ‘Educating for Equity (E4E)’ program is a continuing …

Raheem Kherani and Kam Shojania recently provided a comprehensive overview of septic
arthritis; however, I have some concerns about the antimicrobial therapies outlined in their …

“Using the above resources and my patient charts (either paper or EMR) I tried the steps
outlined in Table 1."“Since I have been following the series on CPD for the busy rheumatologist, …

Unfortunately, the literature on community-acquired gram-positive septic arthritis in this
population is limited. One case series of 59 patients with septic arthritis (in which 15 of the cases …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel vasculitis commonly affecting older adults. Symptoms
typically include headaches, jaw claudication, joint pain, and fever, but can occasionally …

CPD for the Busy Rheumatologist: What Makes a Good Trilogy? Maximizing Your Learning
and Building Your MOC Credits Page 1 CRAJ 2017 • Volume 27, Number 2 20 Section 1 Do …