Download or read book Scleroderma Best Approaches to Patient Care An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by Tracy M. Frech and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including how treatment approaches should change when there is arthritis, myositis, and/or sicca syndrome; the roles of occupational therapy, physical therapy, wound care, and nutritional support; mental health considerations in patients with scleroderma; the best approaches to vaccination, bone health, and cancer screening; the best ways to teach the next generation of rheumatologists about scleroderma; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on scleroderma, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Download or read book Scleroderma Best Approaches to Patient Care An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America written by Tracy M. Frech and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest editor Dr. Tracy M. Frech brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Scleroderma: Best Approaches to Patient Care. Top experts in the field provide a current review of best approaches for treating this disease, answering questions such as: What is the standard of care for assessing scleroderma patients? How is treatment best guided by data and implemented in clinical practice? What is the best approach to diagnosis and management of renal crisis and digital ulcers? How should a rheumatologist best manage common gastrointestinal tract complaints, and many more. Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including how treatment approaches should change when there is arthritis, myositis, and/or sicca syndrome; the roles of occupational therapy, physical therapy, wound care, and nutritional support; mental health considerations in patients with scleroderma; the best approaches to vaccination, bone health, and cancer screening; the best ways to teach the next generation of rheumatologists about scleroderma; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on scleroderma, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Download or read book Scleroderma An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics written by Maureen D. Mayes and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-11-12 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis, is a chronic connective tissue disease generally classified as one of the autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Hardening of the skin is one of the most visible manifestations of the disease. It’s estimated that about 300,000 Americans have scleroderma. About one third of those people have the systemic form of scleroderma. Since scleroderma presents with symptoms similar to other autoimmune diseases, diagnosis is difficult. This issue will cover: The Genetic Basis of SSc: Genetics, Epigenetics, Mechanisms of Pathogenesis – linking fibrosis, vasculopathy and immune dysregulation, The Role of Autoantibodies in Diagnosis and Prognosis/survival; Managing Raynaud’s phenomenon and ischemic ulcers, managing SSc Lung Disease, Monitoring for and Managing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, and many more!
Download or read book Best Practices and Challenges to the Practice of Rheumatology An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America written by Daniel J. Wallace and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guest edited by Drs. Daniel J. Wallace and R. Swamy Venuturupalli, this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics will cover several key areas of interest related to Best Practices and Challenges to the Practice of Rheumatology. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Michael Weisman of Cedars-Sinai. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: The Economics of Rheumatology Practice in the United States, Manpower trends in rheumatology, Challenges to practicing rheumatology in an academic center, Challenges in practicing rheumatology in a government setting, Challenges to practicing rheumatology in a small private practice setting, Challenges to working in a large multispecialty organization, Challenges to practicing pediatric rheumatology, Clinical trials in rheumatology, Challenges in having an infusion center, Implementing treatment to target in the clinic, Future directions: implementing new technologies in clinical practice, Possible Challenges in Optimizing Medical Education for Rheumatologists, and the challenges of approaching and managing gout.
Download or read book Scleroderma written by Fredrick M. Wigley and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scleroderma is unique among our rheumatic diseases both in its clinical expression and its resistance to recovery when using our usual anti-inflammatory medications. The reason for this difference is now becoming apparent as the biology of the scleroderma process is better understood. It is now recognized that the disease expression is quite heterogeneous and that several different clinical but distinct phenotypes exists. This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics provides a concise update of developments in this area of study and covers topics such as vascular disease in scleroderma, diagnosis, management of the disease, genetics, novel treatments, scleroderma-like disorders, and its effect on the heart and lungs.
Download or read book Health Disparities in Rheumatic Diseases Part I an Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America written by Candace H Feldman, MD, MPH, ScD and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-11-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Candace Feldman, will Health Disparities in Rheumatic Diseases. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editor, Dr. Michael Weisman. Topics discussed in this issue include, but are not limited to: Disparities in Rheumatology Through the Lens of Critical Race Theory; Use of Quality Metrics to Identify Disparities in Lupus Care; The Role of Individual and Area-level Poverty on Lupus Disparities; Disparities in Lupus Care and Outcomes among U.S. Medicaid Beneficiaries; Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis Care; Disparities in Childhood-onset Lupus and Mental Health Care for Pediatric Lupus Patients; Disparities in Rheumatic Disease Care, Access and Outcomes in the First Nations Population; Impact of Psychosocial Factors on RA and Lupus Health Disparities; Racial and gender disparities among patients with Gout; Racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in knee and hip osteoarthritis; Racial/ethnic Disparities in Osteoarthritis Management; Racial disparities in systemic sclerosis; Community-engaged Research: Lupus Conversations; Leveraging Telemedicine as an Approach to Address Rheumatic Disease Health Disparities; Understanding the Role and Challenges of Patient Preferences in Disparities in Rheumatic Disease Care; Designing an Intervention to Improve Management and Care Coordination for High Risk Lupus Patients; Greatest Challenges and Strategies to Achieve Equitable Rheumatologic Care Across the World, among others.
Download or read book Patient Reported Outcomes in Rheumatic Diseases an Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America written by Jennifer L. Barton and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-05-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue is devoted to patient reported outcomes and their impact in the study of rheumatic diseases and the authors will also discuss PROs and vulnerable populations with rheumatic disease; technology, electronic health records and PROs: past, present and future; the promise of PROMIS - a uniform approach to PROs across rheumatic diseases, quality measures and PROs and how they relate and the importance of PROs in delivering quality care in the rheumatic diseases, and many more exciting articles.
Download or read book Vasculitis An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by Eli Miloslavsky and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-06-19 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest editors Drs. Eli Miloslavsky and Anisha Dua bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vasculitis. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as vasculitis mimics and other related conditions; vasculitis and pregnancy: disease state and medication management; CNS vasculitis: PACNS and CNS manifestations of systemic vasculitis; ENT manifestations of vasculitis; isolated aortitis workup and management; and more. Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including peds vasculitis: Kawasaki’s and COVID MIS-C; emerging therapies EGPA; managing immunosuppression in vasculitis patients in the time of COVID; future of vasculitis: DEI in vasculitis clinical trials, pathway targets, precision medicine, PROs, models for damage/relapse, biomarkers; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on vasculitis, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Download or read book Cardiovascular complications of chronic rheumatic diseases An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by M. Elaine Husni︎ and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-11-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest editors Drs. M. Elaine Husni? and George A. Karpouzas bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiovascular Complications of Chronic Rheumatic Diseases. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as primary and secondary atherosclerotic cardiovascular (ASCVD) risk prevention in the rheumatic disease, pro-thrombotic and pro-atherogenic anti-phospholipid antibodies, recommendations for the use of NSAIDs and CVD risk, and more. Contains 9 relevant, practice-oriented topics including atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk stratification in the rheumatic diseases; subclinical atherosclerosis evaluation across various vascular territories; lessons from heart and large vessel biopsies in patients with and without autoimmune rheumatic disease; the role of lipoprotein levels and function in atherosclerosis associated with autoimmune rheumatic diseases; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cardiovascular complications of chronic rheumatic diseases, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Download or read book Treatment Guideline Development and Implementation An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by Michael Ward and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
Download or read book Environmental Triggers for Rheumatic Diseases An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by Bryant R. England and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-11-06 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first-of-its-kind issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest editor Dr. Bryant R. England brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Environmental Triggers for Rheumatic Diseases. In practical, state-of-the-art articles, top experts examine the connection between some of the most commonly seen rheumatic disease and environmental triggers for the disease. Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including inhalant and mucosal-related environmental risks for rheumatoid arthritis; lifestyle, hormonal, and microbial-related environmental risks for rheumatoid arthritis; environmental risks for systemic lupus erythematosus; environmental risks for osteoarthritis; targeting environmental risks to prevent rheumatic diseases; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on environmental triggers for rheumatic diseases, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Download or read book New and emerging rheumatic diseases An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by Erin Janssen and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-10-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest editor Dr. Erin Janssen brings her considerable expertise to the topic of New and Emerging Rheumatic Diseases. Top experts in the field cover issues such as approach to diagnosing in-born errors of immunity; Type I interferonopathies; SOCS1 and immune dysregulation; manifestations of DADA2; COPA syndrome; and more. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including T cell tolerance/Treg defects; gene defects in early onset IBD/colitis; autoimmunity with cytoskeletal d/o - WAS, DOCK8; autoimmune and autoinflammatory neurologic conditions; genes in HLH and that predispose to MAS; mutations in severe COVID/MISC; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on new and emerging rheumatic diseases, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Download or read book Corticosteroids An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America written by Marcy B. Bolster and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corticosteroids represent the most important and frequently used class of anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant agents in the management of many rheumatological conditions. Included in this issue will be articles on the following topics: Glucocorticoid use in intra-articular and soft tissue injections, corticosteroids and osteoporosis, corticosteroids in lupus, ANCA associated vasculitis, and many more!
Download or read book Health disparities in rheumatic diseases Part II An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by Candace H Feldman and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Candace Feldman, is Part II of a two-part issue covering Health Disparities in Rheumatic Diseases. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editor, Dr. Michael Weisman. Topics discussed in this issue include, but are not limited to: Disparities in Lupus Care and Outcomes among U.S. Medicaid Beneficiaries, Understanding Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes in a Multiethnic Longitudinal Cohort, Impact of Psychosocial Factors on RA and Lupus Health Disparities, Racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in knee and hip osteoarthritis, Racial/ethnic Disparities in Osteoarthritis Management, Challenges and Strategies to Achieve Equitable Rheumatologic Care Across the World, Strategies to Reduce Disparities, Understanding and Addressing the Provider Biases and the Lack of Diversity in Lupus Clinical Trials, Community-engaged Research: Lupus Conversations, Leveraging Telemedicine as an Approach to Address Rheumatic Disease Health Disparities, and Understanding the Role and Challenges of Patient Preferences in Disparities in Rheumatic Disease Care.
Download or read book Advanced Epidemiologic Methods for the Study of Rheumatic Diseases An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by Sindhu Johnson and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-04-21 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Sindhu Johnson, will cover Advances in Epidemiologic Methods to Study Rheumatic Diseases. This unique volume will discuss the following topics, among others: Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for outcome measures, Alternative longitudinal study designs, Propensity score methods for observational data, Approaches to deal with missing data, Applied Bayesian Methods in Rheumatology, Qualitative methods, Similarity Network Fusion, Systematic reviews/meta-analysis and randomized trials, and Integrated analysis of data obtained in various reading campaigns of images.
Download or read book Scleroderma written by John Varga and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential book examines the most up-to-date information on scleroderma, offering a clear and concise synthesis of current concepts in pathogenesis and modern approaches to management. Presents a multidisciplinary approach to scleroderma care.
Download or read book Cancer and Rheumatic Diseases An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America E Book written by John Davis and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest edited by Dr. John Davis, will discuss Cancer and Rheumatic Diseases. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editor, Dr. Michael Weisman. Topics discussed in this issue include, but are not limited to: rheumatic drugs and malignancy potential, biologic drugs and cancer, methotrexate and cancer, managing rheumatoid arthritis with cancer, Sjogren’s Syndrome and cancer, lupus and cancer, scleroderma and cancer, cancer and spondylarthritis, and cancer immunotherapy.
