Sponsored Episode: Counseling Patients on Cardiovascular Risk and Rheumatoid Arthritis
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English - August 31, 2021 16:57 - 23 minutes - 30.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 72 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness arthritis autoimmune lupus medicine rheumatoid rheumatology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Adam J. Brown, MD, and Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, discuss how rheumatologists can evaluate their patients for cardiovascular risk, how to counsel patients about risk factors, and the role of general wellness and wellbeing in the management of rheumatoid arthritis.
Intro 0:11 Today’s episode 0:32 Intro of Dr. Leonard H. Calabrese 0:48 How do you discuss cardiovascular risk with RA patients? 2:07 When do you bring up the topic of cardiovascular risk with a patient? 5:18 What lifestyle changes do you discuss with RA patients concerned about cardiovascular risk? 7:36 How do you address fatigue when discussing lifestyle adjustments with patients? 12:35 When fatigue lingers despite effective therapeutics 15:49 The importance of adopting wellness behaviors 18:00 Empowering patients to make lifestyle modifications 21:03 Thanks for listening 23:04