Primer on the rheumatic diseases /
Primer on the rheumatic diseases /
H. Ralph Schumacher, Jr., editor ; associate editors, John H. Klippel, William J. Koopman.
- 10th edition.
- Atlanta, Ga. : Arthritis Foundation, c1993.
- x, 349 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content
1. History of the rheumatic diseases
2. Musculoskeletal system
3. Structural molecules of connective tissue
4. Role of immunologic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of rheumatic disease
5. Immunogenetics
6. Molecular mechanisms underlying autoantibody expression
7. Mediators of inflammation
8. Evaluation of the patient
9. Classification of the rheumatic diseases
10. Rheumatoid arthritis
11. Systemic lupus erythematosus
12. Antiphospholipid syndrome
13. Systemic sclerosis and related syndromes
14. Inflammatory and metabolic myopathies
15. Sjogren's syndrome
16. Undifferentiated connective tissue syndromes
17. Vasculitis
18. Polymyalgia rheumatica
19. Relapsing polychondritis
20. Seronegative spondylarthropathies
21. Rheumatic fever
22. Pediatric rheumatic diseases
23. Adult onset Still's disease
24. Osteoarthritis
25. Neuropathic arthropathy
26. Infectious arthritis
27. Lyme disease
28. Sarcoidosis
29. Behcet's syndrome
30. Periodic syndromes
31. Gout
32. Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
33. Apatites and miscellaneous crystals
34. Storage and deposition diseases. (cont) Arthropathies associated with hematologic diseases and malignant disorders
35. Amyloidoses
36. Neoplasms of the joints
37. Arthropathies associated with endocrine diseases
38. Hyperlipoproteinemia and arthritis
39. Musculoskeletal problems in dialysis patients
40. Fibromyalgia syndrome
41. Heritable disorders of connective tissue
42. Miscellaneous syndromes involving skin and joints
43. AIDS and other immunodeficiency diseases
44. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
45. Bone and joint dysplasias
46. Disorders of the back and neck
47. Osteonecrosis
48. Paget's disease of bone
49. Regional rheumatic pain syndromes
50. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and transient regional osteoporosis
51. Metabolic bone diseases
52. Foreign body synovitis
53. Sports and occupational injuries
54. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents and corticosteroids
55. Slow-acting antirheumatic drugs and cytoxic agents
56. Biologic agents as potential new therapies for autoimmune diseases
57. Therapeutic injection of joints and soft tissues
58. Surgical treatment of arthritis
59. Rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic diseases. (cont) Psychosocial factors and arthritis
60. Economic impact of arthritis
61. Nontraditional remedies.
0912423072 : 25.00
93031510
Rheumatism.
Arthritis.
Arthritis.
Rheumatic Diseases.
WE 344 P953 1993 / P953 1993
WE 344 P953 1993
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content
1. History of the rheumatic diseases
2. Musculoskeletal system
3. Structural molecules of connective tissue
4. Role of immunologic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of rheumatic disease
5. Immunogenetics
6. Molecular mechanisms underlying autoantibody expression
7. Mediators of inflammation
8. Evaluation of the patient
9. Classification of the rheumatic diseases
10. Rheumatoid arthritis
11. Systemic lupus erythematosus
12. Antiphospholipid syndrome
13. Systemic sclerosis and related syndromes
14. Inflammatory and metabolic myopathies
15. Sjogren's syndrome
16. Undifferentiated connective tissue syndromes
17. Vasculitis
18. Polymyalgia rheumatica
19. Relapsing polychondritis
20. Seronegative spondylarthropathies
21. Rheumatic fever
22. Pediatric rheumatic diseases
23. Adult onset Still's disease
24. Osteoarthritis
25. Neuropathic arthropathy
26. Infectious arthritis
27. Lyme disease
28. Sarcoidosis
29. Behcet's syndrome
30. Periodic syndromes
31. Gout
32. Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
33. Apatites and miscellaneous crystals
34. Storage and deposition diseases. (cont) Arthropathies associated with hematologic diseases and malignant disorders
35. Amyloidoses
36. Neoplasms of the joints
37. Arthropathies associated with endocrine diseases
38. Hyperlipoproteinemia and arthritis
39. Musculoskeletal problems in dialysis patients
40. Fibromyalgia syndrome
41. Heritable disorders of connective tissue
42. Miscellaneous syndromes involving skin and joints
43. AIDS and other immunodeficiency diseases
44. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
45. Bone and joint dysplasias
46. Disorders of the back and neck
47. Osteonecrosis
48. Paget's disease of bone
49. Regional rheumatic pain syndromes
50. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and transient regional osteoporosis
51. Metabolic bone diseases
52. Foreign body synovitis
53. Sports and occupational injuries
54. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents and corticosteroids
55. Slow-acting antirheumatic drugs and cytoxic agents
56. Biologic agents as potential new therapies for autoimmune diseases
57. Therapeutic injection of joints and soft tissues
58. Surgical treatment of arthritis
59. Rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic diseases. (cont) Psychosocial factors and arthritis
60. Economic impact of arthritis
61. Nontraditional remedies.
0912423072 : 25.00
93031510
Rheumatism.
Arthritis.
Arthritis.
Rheumatic Diseases.
WE 344 P953 1993 / P953 1993
WE 344 P953 1993