SJOGREN'S ADVOCATE

Ongoing Care - Part 2 outlines what optimal care for Sjogren’s disease looks like, starting at diagnosis & continuing throughout.

The official name change to Sjogren's disease can be used to encourage clinicians to address the serious, systemic nature of Sjogren's.

Sjogren's is a systemic inflammatory disease, even if CRP and ESR are normal. Learn how cytokines may impact fatigue.

A negative SSA doe not rule out Sjogren's. There is no one test for diagnosing Sjogren's.

Sjogren's often impacts the gastrointestinal tract. Many symptoms are neurologically based but mistaken for IBS.

Every Sjogren's patient should have routine screening for liver disease.

Pulmonary hypertension is no longer considered rare in Sjogren's. Early detection and treatment are critical to improving outcomes.

Understanding manifestations, signs, and symptoms will help you talk with your doctors about Sjogren’s care that goes beyond sicca.

Learn about the difference between Sjogren's manifestations and comorbidities, and why they are both important to address.

Learn how self-advocacy helped me get diagnosed and treated for POTS, an autonomic disorder.

Sjogren's patients are at increased risk of strokes, heart attacks, and other cardiovascular diseases. Much can be done to reduce that risk.

Many people with Sjogren's are told they have functional disorders, when their symptoms are direct, physical Sjogren's manifestations.

Clinicians who believe the" nuisance sicca disease" myth are being led astray by outdated assumptions about the disease.

The most important thing for clinicians to know about Sjogren's is that it is a serious systemic disease.

Patients often a hard time finding doctors who understand Sjogren's and take it seriously.

The new ICD-10 codes for Sjogren's offer an easy, low-key want to educate clinicians about the systemic nature of the disease.

Everyone with Sjogren's, including seronegative patients, should be routinely monitored for systemic manifestations of the disease.

Once Sjogren's is diagnosed, the fibromyalgia label should be dropped.

The term "secondary Sjogren's" is inaccurate and misleading. Sjogren's is Sjogren's, alone or with another disease.

Developing an exercise program is one of the best ways to reduce Sjogren’s inflammation, improve overall health, and manage symptoms.