Latest Rheumatology articles from the BMJ

Partnering with patients

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:02:14 +0100

Autologous blood products in musculoskeletal medicine

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:13:27 +0100

Investigating hypocalcaemia

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:53 +0100

Prophylactic penicillin cuts risk of recurrent cellulitis

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:50:02 +0100

Derivation and validation of QStroke score for predicting risk of ischaemic stroke in primary care and comparison with other risk scores: a prospective open cohort study

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:03:48 +0100

This paper concludes that QStroke provides a valid measure of absolute stroke risk in the general population of patients free of stroke or transient ischaemic attack, as shown by its performance in a separate validation cohort.

Metabolic alkalosis in a patient with dyspnoea

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:03:48 +0100

Measles and stroke show why healthcare must innovate

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:54:56 +0100

“It’s just a muscle sprain”

Tue, 30 April 2013 02:28:53 +0100

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Tue, 30 April 2013 11:32:15 +0100

A pain in the neck type of headache

Mon, 29 April 2013 11:56:40 +0100

Hearing loss in adults

Thu, 25 April 2013 11:36:13 +0100

The acute abdomen

Wed, 24 April 2013 03:39:39 +0100

Parental depression, maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy, and risk of autism spectrum disorders: population based case-control study

Fri, 19 April 2013 12:14:20 +0100

What does pain look like?

Wed, 17 April 2013 12:07:36 +0100

Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and management

Tue, 16 April 2013 11:36:49 +0100

A treatable cause of shortness of breath

Mon, 15 April 2013 11:28:12 +0100

Duloxetine reduces chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy

Wed, 10 April 2013 12:09:19 +0100

Rheumatoid arthritis, anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy, and risk of malignant melanoma: nationwide population based prospective cohort study from Sweden

Mon, 08 April 2013 11:22:18 +0100

This study investigates the potential association between tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor treatment and malignant melanomas in rheumatoid arthritis, melanoma risks in rheumatoid arthritis patients not treated with biological drugs, and risk of all site cancer with TNF inhibitors as used in rheumatoid arthritis.

Interpreting an isolated raised serum alkaline phosphatase level in an asymptomatic patient

Wed, 03 April 2013 12:44:54 +0100

This article discusses the most common causes of raised alkaline phosphatase levels in an asymptomatic patient and provides advice on the relevant investigations.

A mass in the liver

Wed, 03 April 2013 12:44:54 +0100