Methotrexate Codes & Billing Updated
As of April 1, HCPCS codes for methotrexate have changed. The ACR is working with the CMS to determine how rheumatologists should bill Medicare corrrectly. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - April 22, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: From the College Tags: Billing/Coding Methotrexate Methylprednisolone Source Type: research
Methylprednisolone Codes & Billing Updated
As of April 1, HCPCS codes for methylprednisolone have changed. The ACR is working with the CMS to determine how rheumatologists should bill Medicare corrrectly. (Source: The Rheumatologist)
Source: The Rheumatologist - April 22, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: From the College Tags: Billing/Coding Methotrexate Methylprednisolone Source Type: research
Interaction of olive oil-based propolis and caffeic acid phenethyl ester with methylprednisolone used in the treatment of human acute myeloid leukemia
CONCLUSIONS: Propolis and its constituents have the potential to serve as effective adjunctive therapies in chemotherapy.PMID:38643306 | DOI:10.1007/s11033-024-09493-7 (Source: Molecular Biology Reports)
Source: Molecular Biology Reports - April 20, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Hamide Dogan A Ata Ozcimen Sibel Silici Source Type: research
Clinical Profile, Treatment and Outcome of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (TTP) in Rituximab Era- an Experience from Tertiary Care Centre from North India
AbstractThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) resulting from severe deficiency of ADAMTS13. TTP is an acute medical emergency which requires early treatment with therapeutic plasma exchange. With the early use of Rituximab along with PLEX, early response is achieved and relapse rate has gone down. There is lack of published data from India regarding treatment and outcome of TTP. We retrospectively analyzed our data of 21 patients of TTP including 4 patients who had TA-TMA. TTP patients were treated with TPE, pulse methylprednisolone and rituximab. After a median follow up o...
Source: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion - April 20, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
A Phase I Trial Evaluating the Addition of Lenalidomide to Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Progressing on Ruxolitinib and Methylprednisolone
ConclusionsFor patients with multiple myeloma, treatment with RUX and MP is effective and well tolerated, and LEN can be used to extend the benefit of this RUX-based treatment.Clinical Trial RegistrationThis study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03110822, and is ongoing. (Source: Targeted Oncology)
Source: Targeted Oncology - April 20, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Challenges in the treatment of pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Conclusion: This report summarizes the clinical significance of macrolide-resistant and refractory MP pneumonia and discusses the efficacy and safety of alternative drugs, with a stepwise approach to the management of MP pneumonia recommended from the viewpoint of clinical practice.What is Known:•Although MP pneumonia is usually a benign self-limited infection with response macrolides as first line therapy,severe life-threatening cases may develop if additional treatment strategies are not effectively implemented.•Macrolide-resistant and refractory MP pneumonia are two conditions that may complicate the clinical cour...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - April 18, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman disease manifesting as Sj ögren's syndrome combined with panuveitis and hypertrophic pachymeningitis: a case report and review of literature
We present the case of a 28-year-old woman who presented with recurrent blurred vision in her right eye for 3 months. She developed blindness and atrophy in her left eye a decade prior to presentation. She subsequently developed headache, fever, and impaired mental status. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging indicated hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP), and 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-2-d-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography revealed significant FDG uptake in the left dura mater. Autoimmune testing revealed elevated anti-nuclear, anti-SS-A, and anti-SS-B antibody levels. Incisional biopsy of the atrophic eye...
Source: Cell Research - April 17, 2024 Category: Cytology Authors: Jing Xu Meihua Huang Binsong Dong Min Jian Jinyu Chen Naiyuan Zhang Chunlian Ou Yongming Wu Dongmei Wang Source Type: research
Surgical management of intramedullary cervical spinal sarcoidosis complicated by transient unilateral weakness: A case report
CONCLUSION: Patients with neurosarcoidosis respond unpredictably to surgical decompression and require prolonged medical care, which is often unsuccessful.PMID:38628516 | PMC:PMC11021060 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_41_2024 (Source: Surgical Neurology International)
Source: Surgical Neurology International - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Aziz Saade Hayley M Denwood Tony Tannoury Chadi Tannoury Source Type: research
A Case of Adult-onset Still's Disease (AOSD) with Gastrointestinal Lesions
Intern Med. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3412-23. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 51-year-old woman with fever was admitted to our hospital. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed thickened colonic walls. Colonoscopy revealed erosion in the ileum and colon. Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) was diagnosed due to a subsequent sore throat and skin rash. Following AOSD treatment, methylprednisolone pulse therapy, followed by prednisolone and cyclosporine, was initiated. Despite achieving a temporary improvement, relapse occurred with fever, abdominal pain, with worsening CT and endoscopic findings. The reappeara...
Source: Internal Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Takahito Harada Yoshikazu Hirata Hayato Kawamura Yuki Yamamoto Yuka Kobayashi Daisuke Kumai Akihisa Adachi Yoshihito Nagura Hirokazu Ikeuchi Noriyuki Hayashi Hiroki Takada Satoshi Sobue Megumi Yoshida Source Type: research
Surgical management of intramedullary cervical spinal sarcoidosis complicated by transient unilateral weakness: A case report
CONCLUSION: Patients with neurosarcoidosis respond unpredictably to surgical decompression and require prolonged medical care, which is often unsuccessful.PMID:38628516 | PMC:PMC11021060 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_41_2024 (Source: Surgical Neurology International)
Source: Surgical Neurology International - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Aziz Saade Hayley M Denwood Tony Tannoury Chadi Tannoury Source Type: research
A Case of Adult-onset Still's Disease (AOSD) with Gastrointestinal Lesions
Intern Med. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3412-23. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 51-year-old woman with fever was admitted to our hospital. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed thickened colonic walls. Colonoscopy revealed erosion in the ileum and colon. Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) was diagnosed due to a subsequent sore throat and skin rash. Following AOSD treatment, methylprednisolone pulse therapy, followed by prednisolone and cyclosporine, was initiated. Despite achieving a temporary improvement, relapse occurred with fever, abdominal pain, with worsening CT and endoscopic findings. The reappeara...
Source: Internal Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Takahito Harada Yoshikazu Hirata Hayato Kawamura Yuki Yamamoto Yuka Kobayashi Daisuke Kumai Akihisa Adachi Yoshihito Nagura Hirokazu Ikeuchi Noriyuki Hayashi Hiroki Takada Satoshi Sobue Megumi Yoshida Source Type: research
Surgical management of intramedullary cervical spinal sarcoidosis complicated by transient unilateral weakness: A case report
CONCLUSION: Patients with neurosarcoidosis respond unpredictably to surgical decompression and require prolonged medical care, which is often unsuccessful.PMID:38628516 | PMC:PMC11021060 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_41_2024 (Source: Surgical Neurology International)
Source: Surgical Neurology International - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Aziz Saade Hayley M Denwood Tony Tannoury Chadi Tannoury Source Type: research
GSE248553 Gene expression profile at single cell level of Gli1+ progenitors from the metaphysis of distal femur and proximal tibia in response to MPS.
Contributors : Puying Yang ; Fangyuan Shen ; Yu ShiSeries Type : Expression profiling by high throughput sequencingOrganism : Mus musculusGli1+ progenitors are considered as metaphyseal mesenchymal progenitors in the distal femur and proximal tibia under the growth plate. We used single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the diversity of Gli1+ progenitors in response to methylprednisolone. (Source: GEO: Gene Expression Omnibus)
Source: GEO: Gene Expression Omnibus - April 16, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing Mus musculus Source Type: research
Repeated Pulses of Methyl-Prednisolone in Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Preliminary Before-After Study (CortiCOVID Study)
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with severe pneumonia due to COVID-19, the administration of methylprednisolone pulses was associated with a lower rate of OTI and/or death and a shorter hospitalization episode.PMID:38620829 | PMC:PMC7977067 | DOI:10.1016/j.opresp.2021.100086 (Source: Respiratory Care)
Source: Respiratory Care - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Michelle Espinosa-Solano Demetrio Gonzalez-Vergara Marta Ferrer-Galvan Maria Isabel Asensio-Cruz Jose M Lomas Cristina Roca-Oporto Maria Dolores Navarro-Amuedo Maria Paniagua-Garcia Cesar Sotomayor Nuria Espinosa Manuel Garcia-Gutierrez Jose Molina Gil-Be Source Type: research
Efficacy and Safety of Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy and Conventional Oral Prednisone for Pediatric Patients With Nephrotic Syndrome
CONCLUSIONS: High-dose methylprednisolone pulse therapy demonstrated better efficacy in treating pediatric NS patients, showing a shorter time to symptom relief, but it may also entail a higher risk of adverse reactions compared to conventional oral high-dose prednisone. Clinicians should consider the specific circumstances and needs of pediatric patients when selecting a treatment.PMID:38607215 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - April 12, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Mingfang Liu Yingjian Cai Source Type: research
