Clinical Pathways
United Rheumatology member-developed, voluntarily adopted Clinical Pathways establish best practices for patient care across a spectrum of rheumatologic conditions. Written by and for practicing community-based rheumatologists, our Pathways combine academic rigor with practicality, and they were designed with consideration of the needs of payors and other stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.
AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a life-long, immune-mediated, inflammatory arthritis of the spine and sacroiliac (SI) joints...
BIOSIMILARS IN RHEUMATOLOGY
The introduction of biologic medications over the last three decades has been life-changing...
GOUT
Gout is both an acute and chronic, progressive inflammatory arthritis caused by the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU)...
OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent type of arthritis in the United States (US)...
OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis is defined as a skeletal disorder characterized by decreased bone strength predisposing to an increased risk...
PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS
In the United States (US), approximately 3% of the general population (5 million adults) have been diagnosed...
Women’s Reproductive Health and Rheumatic Diseases
Caring for these patients can be a challenge because one must not only deal with their rheumatic disease(s) and morbidities but also with a possible pregnancy and potential fetal complications
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multisystem autoimmune disease affecting primarily diarthrodial joints of the hands and feet...
SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an incurable systemic autoimmune disease with a wide variety of clinical manifestations...
ULTRASOUND IN RHEUMATOLOGICAL SETTINGS
Diagnostic imaging has become an important part of the diagnosis and management of many musculoskeletal and...