Scleroderma, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics
Scleroderma, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

Author: Maureen D. Mayes

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-11-12

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0323393551

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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!

Scleroderma: Best Approaches to Patient Care, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book
Scleroderma: Best Approaches to Patient Care, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Tracy M. Frech

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2023-04-11

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0323960804

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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.

Scleroderma: Best Approaches to Patient Care, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America
Scleroderma: Best Approaches to Patient Care, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Author: Tracy M. Frech

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2023-04-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780323960793

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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.

Cancer and Rheumatic Diseases, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book
Cancer and Rheumatic Diseases, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: John Davis

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-08-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0323761275

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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.

Scleroderma
Scleroderma

Author: Fredrick M. Wigley

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781416058632

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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.

Lung Disease in Rheumatic Diseases, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics
Lung Disease in Rheumatic Diseases, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

Author: Aryeh Fischer

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-06-14

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0323376207

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The lungs are involved so frequently with rheumatologic problems. This issue will cover Radiology of lung disease in the rheumatic diseases, Histopathology of lung disease in the rheumatic diseases, Determining respiratory impairment, Lung disease in RA, Lung disease in scleroderma, and many more!

Health disparities in rheumatic diseases: Part I, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book
Health disparities in rheumatic diseases: Part I, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Candace H Feldman

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0323796028

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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.