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Rheumatology Board Review.

The field encompassed by rheumatology has evolved rapidly over the last decade to include multiple immune-modulating and biologic medications, new classification criteria, significant updates on bone metabolism, and completely new paradigms of treatment based on groundbreaking studies published with...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Law, Karen
Otros Autores: Lipson, Aliza
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Somerset : Wiley, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Title page; Copyright page; List of Contributors; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Non-inflammatory joint and soft tissue disorders; Introduction; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Osteoarthritis (OA); Secondary osteoarthritis; Inflammatory/erosive hand osteoarthritis; Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH); Gout; CHAPTER 2: Selected topics in rheumatoid arthritis; Introduction; 2010 ACR/EULAR RA classification criteria; Anti-citrullinated antibodies; Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease; Treatment advances in rheumatoid arthritis; Appropriate immunizations and screening in RA patients.
  • CHAPTER 3: Selected topics in systemic lupus erythematosus: B cells in lupus and lupus nephritisIntroduction; B cell roles in SLE; Therapies targeting B cells; Existing therapies for SLE; Additional therapies targeting B cells in SLE under investigation; Lupus nephritis; CHAPTER 4: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; Introduction; Epidemiology; Classification criteria; The clinical spectrum of APS; aPL antibodies laboratory testing; Treatment; CHAPTER 5: IgG4-related disease; Introduction; Histology; Epidemiology; Etiology; Clinical manifestations; Differential diagnosis.
  • Specific organ involvement in IgG4-RDDiagnostic studies; Treatment; Prognosis; CHAPTER 6: Myopathies; Introduction; Common Causes of Myopathy; Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies/Autoimmune-Mediated (AIM); Other Considerations in Myopathies; CHAPTER 7: Selected topics in pediatric rheumatology; Introduction; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE); Juvenile dermatomyositis; Childhood vasculitis; Outcome measures in pediatric rheumatology; CHAPTER 8: HIV and rheumatic diseases; Introduction; General principles; The spectrum of rheumatic disease in HIV.
  • Approach to evaluating joint pain in HIVHIV-associated syndromes that mimic/overlap rheumatic syndromes; CHAPTER 9: Miscellaneous arthropathies; Introduction; Arthritis from malignancy and hematologic disorders; Endocrinopathies; Infectious arthritis; CHAPTER 10: Osteoporosis; Introduction; Diagnosis; Therapeutic options; CHAPTER 11: Review of musculoskeletal radiology; Introduction; Radiographic features of RA; Radiographic features of psoriatic arthritis; Radiographic features of ankylosing spondylitis; Radiographic findings in crystalline arthropathies.
  • Radiographic features of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)Radiographic features of sarcoidosis; Radiographic features of septic and neuropathic arthropathy; Radiographic features of Paget's disease of the bone; Radiographic features of avascular necrosis (AVN); Radiographic features of osteoarthritis; CHAPTER 12: Study design, measurement, and basic statistical analysis; Introduction; Epidemiologic study designs; Common descriptors of data; Disease frequency and risk factors; Measurement error; Basic statistical tests; CHAPTER 13: Update on vasculitis; Introduction.