Rheumatology Vols. 1 - 2

by Hochberg, Marc C.; Silman, Alan J.; Smolen, Josef S., M.D.; Weinblatt, Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9780323044295
• ISBN10: 0323044298
• Edition: 4 BOX HAR/
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-14
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This latest edition continues the tradition of excellence of previous editions with comprehensive, authoritative coverage of rheumatic disease from basic scientific principles to practical points of clinical management. Internationally renowned authors deliver essential information on the definition of a disease, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical findings, differential diagnosis, and disease management. A consistent style and lavishly illustrated full-color format presents you with comprehensive clinical and scientific information in a lucid, logical, user-friendly manner. This e-dition includes the printed text as well as access to the complete contents online, fully searchable, plus weekly content updates, links to PubMed and CrossRef, outcome measurement tools, classification criteria, self assessment tools, and more. A must have for all practitioners in the field! Take advantage of the bonus CD image library with all illustrations and tables downloadable to PowerPoint. Find complete coverage of all major disorders of the musculoskeletal system in complete, self-contained chapters. Get fresh insights and perspectives on rheumatic disease with 30% new contributors. Stay ahead of the curve with new chapters addressing principles of innate immunity, signal transduction, pharmacogenetics, and more. Incorporate the very latest principles of immunobiology and inflammatory processes into your decision making. Use the new section on Imaging in Rheumatic Disease to get the very latest information on the role of various imaging modalities in the diagnosis and management of disease progression. Take advantage of unprecedented reference power with this multimedia E-dition with access to the complete contents online, fully searchable, plus weekly content updates, links to PubMed and CrossRef, outcome measurement tools, classification criteria, self assessment tools, and more. Purchase of this book includes a limited personal license to the online version for use exclusively by the individual who has purchased the book. This license and access to the web site operates strictly on the basis of a single user per PIN.The sharing of passwords is strictly prohibited, and any attempt to do so will invalidate the password.The license and access may not be lent, resold, or otherwise circulated. Full details of the license and terms and conditions of use are available upon registration. Your purchase of theRheumatology e-dition,entitles you to access the web site until the next edition of the book is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should online access to the web site be discontinued.

Table of Contents

The Scientific Basis of Rheumatic Disease

Epidemiologic Concepts and Classification of Rheumatology

Principles of Outcome Assessment

The Worldwide Economic and Functional Impact of

Rheumatic Disorders and Pharmaconomics

Principles of Health Economics and Application to Rheumatic Disorders and Pharmaconomics

The Musculoskeletal System and Joint Physiology

Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Spine

Biomechanics of Peripheral Joints

The Synovium Articular cartilage

Bone Structure and Function

Molecular Biology Signal Transduction

Genetic Factors in rheumatic disease

Principles of adaptive immunity Principles of Innate Immunity

Tissue Destruction and Repair

Neuropeptides, Free Radicals and Inflammation

Scientific Basis of Pain

Pharmacogenomics

Evaluation: Signs and Symptoms

History and Physical Examination

Pattern Recognition Arthritis

Laboratory Tests in Rheumatic Disorders

Synovial Fluid Analysis

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Skin and Rheumatic Disease

The Eye and Rheumatic disease

The Heart in Rheumatic Disease

The Lung in Rheumatic Disease

Gastrointestinal Tract and Rheumatic Disease

The Kidney and Rheumatic Diseases

Evaluation

Imaging Techniques

Conventional Radiography and CT

MRI

Ultrasound

DXA and Measurement of Bone

Principles of Management

Health Promotion and Patient Education for People with Arthritis

Nutrition

Principles of Opiate Management

NSAIDS

Systemic Corticosterioids in Rheumatology

Aspiration and Injection of Joints

Antimalarials and Gold

Sulfasalazine

Methotrexate Leflunomide

Immunosuppressives

Immunotherapies: T cell, B cell cCmplement

Other drugs in Rheumatic Disease

Cytokine neutralizers: IL1 inhibitors

Cytokine Neutralizers: TNF alpha

Emerging Therapeutic Targets; Small Molecules

Emerging Therapeutic Targets; IL6, IL15, IL18, IL23, etc

Antibiotics

Drugs and Pregnancy

Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Principles of Rehabilitiation

Principles of Arthritis Surgery

Regional and Widespread Pain

Neck Pain

Low Back Pain and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

The Shoulder

The Elbow

The Wrist and Hand

The Hip

The Knee

The Ankle

Temporomandibular Pain Syndrome

Fibromyalgia and related Syndromes

Entrapment neuropathies and Compartment Syndromes

Algodystrophy/reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome

Sports Medicine: the Clinical Spectrum of Injury

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Synovial Disorders

Antiquity of RA

Classification of RA

Extra-articular Features of RA and Systemic Involvement

Adult Stills Disease

Imaging of RA

Genetics of the Major Histocompatiablity Complex in RA

Animal models of RA

Autoantibodies in RA

Cellular immunity in RA

Angiogenesis in RA

Rheumatoid Synovitis and Pannus

Evaluation and Management of Early Inflammatory Polyarthritis

Evaluation and Outcome of the Patient with Established RA

Management of RA: synovitis

Management of Extra-articular disease and Complications

Multidisciplinary Approach to RA

Pediatric

Rheumatology

History of Pediatric Rheumatology

Classification and Epidemiology of Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis

Clinical Features, Special problems and Presentations in Children

Etiology and Pathogenesis of JRA

Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children

Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Connective Tissue Diseases in Children

Legg-Perthes and other Hip Disease in Children

Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Issu

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