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.
Zusammenfassung
Understanding the key components of the diagnosis, assessment and management of inflammatory arthritis patients is essential to improving patient care. This book aims to cover these areas. It places inflammatory arthritis into a historical context; deals with the epidemiology, pathology, clinical assessment and investigation of inflammatory arthritis patients and provides a comprehensive overview of currently available treatment options. It provides insight into stratified medicine, an area of emerging importance in the management of heterogeneous diseases like RA. Finally, it provides an overview of what treatments strategies are in development.
Inhalt
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-) 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.
Titel
Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice
EAN
9781447166481
ISBN
978-1-4471-6648-1
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
07.02.2015
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
3.5 MB
Anzahl Seiten
214
Jahr
2015
Untertitel
Englisch
Auflage
2nd ed. 2015
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