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Rheumatoid Arthritis.
This authoritative clinical reference provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of rheumatoid arthritis. The basics of rheumatoid arthritis are thoroughly covered in order to provide a firm foundation for the main focus of the text: therapy and clinical management of the disease. Practitioners...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer Health,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Rheumatoid Arthritis; Contents; Contributing Authors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I Clinical, Laboratory, and Radiologic Features; Epidemiology; Clinical Features and Differential Diagnosis; Prognosis and Clinical Course; Self-Report Questionnaires in Clinical Care; Clinical and Laboratory Measures; Autoantibodies and Other Laboratory Tests; Radiographic Findings; Measurement of Radiologic Outcomes; Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis and Management; PART II Pathogenesis; Genetic Determinants; Pathology; Role of Cytokines.
- Angiogenesis and Leukocyte RecruitmentNeutrophils and Small Molecule Mediators; Complement and Other Aspects of Innate Immunity; T Cells in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis; Autoimmunity; Immunosenescence and T-Cell Biology in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Synovial Fibroblasts; Cartilage and Bone Degradation; Mechanisms of Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Animal Models; PART III Therapy; Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Analgesics; Corticosteroids; Methotrexate and Azathioprine; Sulfasalazine; Gold Compounds and Antimalarials; Minocycline; Cyclosporine; Leflunomide; Etanercept.
- APPENDIX A 1987 Revised Criteria for the Classification of Rheumatoid Arthritis (Traditional Format)*APPENDIX B American College of Rheumatology Preliminary Definition of Improvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis*; APPENDIX C Paulus Criteria for Improvement of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis*; APPENDIX D Disease Activity Score, Disease Activity Score 28, and European League Against Rheumatism Response Criteria*; APPENDIX E Clinical Health Assessment Questionnaire; APPENDIX F Clinical Health Assessment Questionnaire II; Index.