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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300218803321

Autore

Scott Ian C

Titolo

Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice / / by Ian C. Scott, James B. Galloway, David L. Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Springer London : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

1-4471-6648-5

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

610

610.73

615.8515

616723

617.03

Soggetti

Rheumatology

Rehabilitation medicine

Occupational therapy

Primary care (Medicine)

Nursing

Rehabilitation Medicine

Occupational Therapy

Primary Care Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.