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Systemic lupus erythematosus : basic, applied and clinical aspects /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2020]
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| Edición: | Second edition |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Introduction to the second edition
- Part I
- Epidemiology and diagnosis
- Chapter 1
- History of systemic lupus erythematosus with an emphasis on certain recent major issues
- History of clinical observations
- The age of dermatology
- Transition of lupus erythematosus to systemic lupus erythematosus
- History of laboratory investigations
- Development of clinical tests
- History of genetics of SLE
- History of therapy in SLE with an emphasis on the use of steroids
- History of classification criteria for SLE
- References
- Chapter 2
- The patient
- Improve the interactions with your patients
- Do not make your patient wait
- Smile as you enter the patient's room
- Make a visible show of hand washing
- Shake hands
- Acknowledge and greet others in the room
- Ask open-ended questions
- Provide a mechanism for your patient to set the agenda
- Speak in nonmedical terms
- Be honest
- Learn to be empathetic
- Always examine your patient
- End the visit with, "Do you have any other concerns or questions?"
- Consulting in the hospital
- Improving adherence
- Disability
- Patient education
- The lupus secrets
- References
- Chapter 3
- A plea of a young patient to the lupus experts
- Reference
- Chapter 4
- Epidemiology
- Introduction
- Incidence and prevalence
- Distribution according to gender
- Distribution according to age
- Distribution according to ethnic/racial group
- Distribution around the world
- Factors that affect the course of SLE
- Impact of race/ethnicity
- Impact of gender
- Mortality and survival in SLE
- References
- Chapter 5
- Measuring disease activity
- References
- Chapter 6
- Disease development and outcome
- Historical perspective
- Clinical manifestations
- Assessment of disease activity
- Disease damage
- Patient reported outcomes
- Mortality
- Causes of death
- Treatment guidelines and quality indicators
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7
- Socioeconomic aspects of SLE
- Introduction
- Sociodemographic determinants of health in SLE
- Gender as a construct in risk and morbidity
- Race/ethnicity as a multidimensional determinant of outcomes
- Age and aging
- Income, poverty, and educational attainment