| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 214 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
880-01 Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: An Overview of Inflammatory Arthritis; Introduction; What Are the Inflammatory Arthropathies?; Historical Perspectives; Diagnosis; The Concept of Classification Criteria; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Ankylosing Spondylitis; Psoriatic Arthritis; Other Spondyloarthropathies; References; Chapter 2: Epidemiology and Pathology; Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis; Epidemiology of Seronegative Arthritis; Aetiology of Inflammatory Arthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies; Pathology of Inflammatory Arthritis; Histology |
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880-01/(S 1. An Overview of Inflammatory Arthritis -- 2. Epidemiology and Pathology -- 3. Clinical Features -- 4. Clinical and Laboratory Assessments -- 5. Symptomatic Drug Treatment -- 6. Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs -- 7. Biologics -- An Overview -- 8. Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-α) Treatment -- 9. B Cell Inhibition and other Biologics -- 10. Steroids -- 11. Non-Drug Treatments -- 12. Stopping Treatments -- 13. Emerging Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis -- 14. Stratified Medicine in Inflammatory Arthritis |
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Lymphocytes Cytokines; Chemokines; Metalloproteinases; Adhesion Molecules, Angiogenesis and Other Mediators; References; Chapter 3: Clinical Features; Synovitis of Peripheral Joints; Symptoms; Joint Swelling and Tenderness; Peripheral Joints Involved; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Psoriatic Arthritis; Other Forms of Spondyloarthropathies; Enthesitis; Spinal Disease; Ankylosing Spondylitis; Other Types of Spondyloarthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Systemic Features; Clinical Course; Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis; Established Rheumatoid Arthritis; Other Inflammatory Arthropathies |
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Undifferentiated Early Arthritis Extra-articular Disease; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Other Inflammatory Arthropathies; References; Chapter 4: Clinical and Laboratory Assessments; Role of Assessments; Clinical Assessments; Joint Counts; Global Assessments; Pain Scores; Functional Assessments; Generic Health Status Measures; SF-36; EuroQol; Laboratory Assessments; Acute Phase Response; Multi-biomarker Disease Activity (MBDA) Tests; Rheumatoid Factor; Antibodies to Citrullinated Protein Antigens; Imaging; X-Rays in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Rheumatoid Arthritis Imaging in Psoriatic Arthritis; Imaging in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Reactive Arthritis; Combined Measures; Core Data Set in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Composite Disease Activity Indices: Disease Activity Score; Simplified Indices; American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Response Criteria; Other Forms of Arthritis; Outcomes; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Psoriatic Arthritis; Ankylosing Spondylitis; References; Chapter 5: Symptomatic Drug Treatment; Introduction; Simple Analgesics; Paracetamol; Opioids; Tramadol; Buprenorphine |
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Codeine and Dihydrocodeine Compound Analgesics; Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs); Mechanism of Action and Cox I/Cox II Effects; Classification of NSAIDs; Conventional NSAIDs; Cox-2 Drugs (COXIBs); Adverse Reactions to NSAIDs; Gastrointestinal Adverse Effects; Cardiovascular Adverse Effects; Use in Specific Forms of Arthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Psoriatic Arthritis and Seronegative Spondyloarthritis; Ankylosing Spondylitis; References; Chapter 6: Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs; Background; Currently Used Conventional DMARDs; Starting DMARDs |
| Summary |
This evidence based book covers the key components in the diagnosis, assessment and management of inflammatory arthritis. The authors look at the epidemiology, pathology, clinical assessment and investigation of inflammatory arthritis patients, and provide an overview of currently available treatment options. With major changes seen in the way inflammatory arthropathies are diagnosed, classified, investigated and managed, Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice, Second Edition provides the reader with the most up-to-date developments in this area |
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eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg |
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primary health care |
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verpleging |
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nursing |
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therapie |
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therapy |
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geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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reumatiek |
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rheumatism |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 10, 2015) |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
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Arthritis -- Chemotherapy.
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Arthritis.
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid -- drug therapy
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Arthritis
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Arthritis -- Chemotherapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Galloway, James B., author
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Scott, David L., 1951- author.
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| ISBN |
9781447166481 |
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1447166485 |
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1447166477 |
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9781447166474 |
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