Review of Rheumatology [electronic resource] /
Colburn, Nona T.author.
Review of Rheumatology is a synopsis of key areas of interest, making for an indispensable quick reference work.  The material included reviews basic musculoskeletal anatomy, immunology, genetics, major rheumatic diseases and their pathophysiology, and major rheumatic therapeutics, as well as a unique chapter on the emerging autoinflammatory diseases.  Review of Rheumatology is a clear and concise review book written in an outline format. This book is a quick and easily accessible reference for not only those preparing for the rheumatology board exams, but it also serves as a succinct reference for all health care workers interested in the field of rheumatology.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Musculoskeletal System -- Joints -- Articular Cartilage -- Bone -- Synovium And Synovial Fluid -- Skeletal Muscle:-Vascular Endothelium -- Peripheral Nerves -- Collagen And Elastin:-Proteoglycans -- Mediators Of Rheumatic Pathology -- Cellular Constituents -- Growth Factors And Cytokines -- The Complement System -- Proteases And Their Inhibitors -- Arachidonic Acid Derivatives, Reactive Oxygen Species And Others -- Immunity -- Molecular And Cellular Basis -- Neuroendocrine Influences -- Autoimmunity -- Genetics -- Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Epidemiology, Pathology And Pathogenesis -- Clinical And Laboratory Features -- Treatment -- Psoriatic Arthritis -- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Sle) -- Epidemiology, Immunopathology And Pathogenesis -- Clinical And Laboratory Features -- Arthritis Associated With Calcium-Containing Crystals -- Gout -- Epidemiology, Pathology And Pathogenesis -- Clinical And Laboratory Features -- Treatment -- Vasculitides -- Polyarteritis Nodosa, Microscopic Polyangiitis And Small-Vessel Vasculitides -- Wegener’s Granulomatosis And Churg-Strauss Vasculitis -- Giant Cell Arteritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica And Takayasu’s Arteritis -- Vasculitis Of The Central Nervous System -- Kawasaki Syndrome:-Systemic Sclerosis And Related Syndromes -- Epidemiology, Pathology And Pathogenesis -- Clinical Features -- Other Related Syndromes -- Treatment -- Sjogren’s Syndrome -- Behcet’s Disease -- Relapsing Polychondritis:-Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Adult Still’s Disease -- Therapeutic Injections For Rheumatic Diseases -- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug -- Corticosteroids -- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs -- Cytotoxic And Immunoregulatory Agents -- Biologic Agents -- Osteoporosis -- Epidemiology, Pathology And Pathogenesis -- Clinical And Laboratory Features -- Treatment -- Metabolic Bone Disorders -- Paget’s Disease Of Bone -- Osteonecrosis -- Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy -- Storage And Deposition Diseases -- Amyloidoses -- The Autoinflammatory Diseases -- Familial Mediterranean Fever (Fmf) -- Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome (Traps).
Review of Rheumatology is a synopsis of key areas of interest, making for an indispensable quick reference work.  The material included reviews basic musculoskeletal anatomy, immunology, genetics, major rheumatic diseases and their pathophysiology, and major rheumatic therapeutics, as well as a unique chapter on the emerging autoinflammatory diseases.  Review of Rheumatology is a clear and concise review book written in an outline format. This book is a quick and easily accessible reference for not only those preparing for the rheumatology board exams, but it also serves as a succinct reference for all health care workers interested in the field of rheumatology.
Rheumatology.
Internal medicine.
Physiotherapy.
Rehabilitation medicine.
Rheumatology.
Internal Medicine.
Physiotherapy.
Rehabilitation Medicine.