Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease

Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
Author: Dr. Scott Dougherty
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2020-02-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323754600

Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease is a concise, yet comprehensive, clinical resource highlighting must-know information on rheumatic heart disease and acute rheumatic fever from a global perspective. Covering the major issues dominating the field, this practical resource presents sufficient detail for a deep and thorough understanding of the latest treatment options, potential complications, and disease management strategies to improve patient outcomes. Divided into four distinct sections for ease of navigation: Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Population-Based Strategies for Disease Control, and Acute and Emergency Presentations. International editors and chapter authors ensure a truly global perspective. Covers all clinical aspects, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis, management, and treatment. Includes key topics on population-based measures for disease control for effective primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Consolidates today’s available information and guidance into a single, convenient resource.

Skills in Rheumatology

Skills in Rheumatology
Author: Hani Almoallim
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9811583234

This Open Access book presents practical approaches to managing patients affected by various rheumatological diseases, allowing readers to gain a better understanding of the various clinical expressions and problems experienced by these patients. Discussing rheumatology from an organ systems perspective, it highlights the importance ofdetailed musculoskeletal examinations when treating patients affected by rheumatological diseases. The book first explores the latest diagnostic approaches and offers key tips for accurate musculoskeletal examinations before addressing the various treatment modalities, with a particular focus on the most common joints involved in rheumatoid arthritis: the wrists and the metacarpophalangeal joints (2nd and 3rd). Featuring easy-to-understand flow diagrams and explaining the common medical problems associated with rheumatic disease, such as shortness of breath and anemia, it is not only a valuable resource to rheumatologists, but will also appeal to medical students, junior residents, and primary healthcare physicians.

Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases

Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases
Author: John H. Klippel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 534
Release: 1997
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

A comprehensive textbook for health-care professionsl and students covering the rheumatic diseases, including arthritis, lupus, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia and more.

Targeted Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases

Targeted Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases
Author: Michael H. Weisman
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 141609993X

Michael H. Weisman, Michael Weinblatt, James S Louie, and Ronald Van Vollenhoven offer their unique insights into choosing the correct pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies for your patients. Chapters cover the full breadth of rheumatic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, connective tissue diseases, osteoporosis, regional pain disorders, and fibromyalgia. The full-color design presents detailed clinical photographs and treatment algorithms for visual guidance and easy reference. Covers the treatment of pediatric patients as well as adults so that you can properly address the particular needs of any patient you see. Features the guidance and specific recommendations of experts from United States and Europe for a state-of-the-art approach to the variety of treatments currently in use. Displays the clinical manifestations of rheumatic diseases in full color, along with treatment algorithms for easy at-a-glance reference.

Infections and the Rheumatic Diseases

Infections and the Rheumatic Diseases
Author: Luis R. Espinoza
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2020-10-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9783030233136

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the basic and clinical aspects of infections and infectious processes that trigger or aggravate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders. It delivers a timely update on the interactions between infection and rheumatic diseases in order to provide clinicians with the tools they need for proper diagnosis and treatment. The book is divided into five main sections. The first examines the basic aspects of bacterial infections with a discussion of molecular biology, the microbiome, various types of bacteria that cause infection, and recent advances in biologic therapy. The next section focuses on different forms of viral arthritis including hepatitis arthritis, arthritis associated with alpha viruses, and parvovirus-related arthritis. Subsequent chapters then discuss arthritis caused by mycobacteria, fungi, spirochete, and other miscellaneous arthritides. Following this are various analyzations on reactive arthritis and infection-related rheumatic diseases such as Whipple’s Disease, SAPHO Syndrome, rheumatic fever, and HIV-associated rheumatic manifestations. Finally, the book closes with three chapters on external impacts on infectious diseases such as climate change, vaccinations and systemic lupus erythematosus. Infections and the Rheumatic Diseases is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, fellows, graduate students, and nurses in rheumatology, clinical immunology, and internal medicine.

Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases

Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases
Author: Michael H. Weisman
Publisher: Saunders
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2001
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

Thoroughly revised and updated, this New Edition contains brand new information on diagnosis as well as a full range of management options in adults and children. Includes new chapters on rheumatoid arthritis * 19 new chapters on the management of rheumatic conditions * discussions of rheumatic conditions associated with pregnancy * updated drug information * new color illustrations * and much more!

Diagnosis and Treatment in Rheumatology

Diagnosis and Treatment in Rheumatology
Author: Małgorzata Wisłowska
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1681086557

Diagnosis and Treatment in Rheumatology is a clear and concise handbook of all rheumatic diseases. The book presents organized information about current diagnosis, treatment and statistics (where available) of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, spndyloarthropathies, gout, systemic lupus erythromatosis, osteoarthritis, myositis and much more. This reader friendly format and up to date information is easily accessible for rheumatology residents and medical students, making the book an ideal reference for study and practice.

Management of Rheumatic Disorders

Management of Rheumatic Disorders
Author: J. M. H. Moll
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1489931406

In general, existing texts concerned with rheumatic With regard to the general plan of the book, the therapy have either been addressed to specific aspects of chapters are largely self-contained and can be read in treatment or have formed only part of more general any order. However, it is recommended that the 'in textbooks. This book has therefore been written to fulfil troductory' chapters (Chapters I, 2, and 4) should be a need for a convenient and comprehensive distillation read before those succeeding them. If a more circuitous route is preferred each chapter is supplied with a list of of material covering the various treatment entities, the contents and a summary to aid swift appraisal. A interrelationships between them, and the wide potential generous system of cross-references and some repetition for their application. of salient points are also intended to help the reader who A further need for such a book stems from the fact uses the book as a reference source. A summary of the that approaches to treatment and their associated whole book is given in the last chapter (Section 12. 10) research reports have continued to grow at a high rate in and contains conclusions about the present status of the recent years. This is particularly so in relation to drug various approaches to therapy, together with suggestions therapy, and the task of reviewing this massive literature about the future.

Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Rheumatic Diseases

Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Rheumatic Diseases
Author: Yasser El Miedany
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2016-09-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319328514

This book discusses the role of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in the diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases and their implementation in patient-centered care. It aims to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care in standard practice by outlining the appropriate information-gathering and decision-making processes. The book highlights the evidence and advanced knowledge base of PROMs in rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, osteoarthritis, and systemic sclerosis. Featuring reviews of Patient Reported Outcome tools and Physician RheuMetric Measures as well as examples of patient reported outcome questionnaires, Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Rheumatic Diseases serves as an excellent introduction and resource for implementation of PROMs in clinical rheumatology practice.

Rheumatic Diseases and Syndromes Induced by Cancer Immunotherapy

Rheumatic Diseases and Syndromes Induced by Cancer Immunotherapy
Author: Maria E. Suarez-Almazor
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030568245

With the increasing use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) across various cancers, the trends for indication at earlier stages, and the use of combination immunotherapy, the frequency of ICI-induced immune-related adverse events (irAE) is expected to grow substantially. Management of these irAE is challenging as it requires not only consideration of the toxicity but also risk-benefit ratios with respect to the primary cancer. Several rheumatic irAE have been reported with ICI therapy including arthritis, myositis, polymyalgia-like syndromes, sicca/Sjogren-like manifestations, and several other less common systemic autoimmune features commonly associated with connective tissue disease. This handbook provides clinicians with a comprehensive overview of the management of rheumatic irAE that develop from cancer immunotherapy. It focuses on the irAE seen with ICI, the most frequently used agents in treating cancer. It provides an overview of cancer immunology, immunotoxicity, and immunotherapies such as ICI, cytokine-based therapy, and CART. It examines the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of rheumatic immune-related adverse events arising from these therapies. Chapters also cover cancer immunotherapy in patients with preexisting rheumatic diseases such as inflammatory arthritis and other connective tissue disorders. The book helps clinicians to distinguish the current types of cancer immunotherapy and general toxicity patterns, recognize and diagnose rheumatic clinical syndromes, understand the pathogenesis of irAE, and consider risk–benefit ratios when managing patients with rheumatic irAE. Rheumatic Diseases and Syndromes Induced by Cancer Immunotherapy is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, fellows, graduate students and nurses alike in rheumatology, clinical immunology, oncology, and internal medicine.