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Imagerie musculosquelettique traumatique

• 1st Edition
• May 18, 2020
• Donna G Blankenbaker + 1 more
• French

Pour la première fois traduit en langue française, Imagerie musculosquelettique traumatique constitue l’ouvrage de référence pratique du domaine : à l’aide de 3400 clichés, il décline plus de 200 diagnostics, classés par grandes régions anatomiques (épaule, coude, poignet et main, hanche, genou, cheville et pied), puis en fonction de la région par structure (pathologie osseuse, ligamentaire, tendineuse, etc.). Fidèle à la célèbre pédagogie des ouvrages anglo-saxons Amirsys, on retrouve : une présentation des diagnostics en double page avec une structure récurrente ;une information qui va à l’essentiel sous forme de listes à puces ;une richesse et une qualité exceptionnelle de l’iconographie, toujours présentée sous la même forme, ce qui rend les comparaisons aisées ;des points clés en encadrés pour un accès rapide à l’information ;enfin, une maquette conçue pour permettre de trouver rapidement l’information recherchée.L’ouvrage intègre les dernières évolutions techniques (prothèse de hanche par exemple ou encore en médecine du sport). Il propose également, lorsque nécessaire, l’imagerie pré- et postopératoire.

Reproductive Health, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

• 1st Edition
• Volume 43-2
• April 13, 2017
• Eliza F. Chakravarty + 1 more
• English

Thi sissue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics will focus on reproductive health and will include articles on the following: Contraception; infertility - prevention and management; reproductive health screening; biomarkers; use of corticosteroids; and many more exciting articles!

Scleroderma, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 41-3
• August 3, 2015
• Maureen D. Mayes
• English

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!

Best Practice & Research. Reumatología clínica, vol. 25, n.º 1

• 1st Edition
• September 16, 2012
• Philip Sambrook + 1 more
• Spanish

Esta serie ofrece una actualización continua de la práctica clínica actual, cubre todo el espectro de trastornos del aparato locomotor. Cada uno de los títulos sigue un enfoque orientado a la resolución de problemas, y se centra en las cuestiones clave a tratar. ¿Cómo se deben reconocer, investigar ,diagnosticar y tratar los trastornos  musculoesqueléticos relacionados con el trabajo? Es la conexión con el trabajo relevante?  Los artículos presentados en esta obra ofrecen respuestas basadas en la evidencia para estas y otras preguntas. El monográfico pone de manifiesto que los trastornos musculoesqueléticos relacionados con el trabajo son un grupo importante de las condiciones que suponen un importante desafío para el clínico. La información ofrecida proporciona una guía para ayudar al especialista en la toma racional de decisiones y en el desarrollo de planes de gestión adecuados para aquellos a los que su actividad profesional afecta a la aparición, la gravedad y la cronicidad de problemas musculoesqueléticos.

Spondyloarthropathies, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 38-3
• August 28, 2012
• Juergen Braun + 1 more
• English

Edited by Drs. Juergen Braun and Joachim Sieper, this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics comprehensively reviews the state of the art of spondyloarthritis (SpA) diagnosis, prognosis, pathogenesis and genetic insights, and treatment. The worldwide burden of SpA now exceeds that of rheumatoid arthritis. General topics covered include inflammatory back pain, pathophysiology, imaging techniques, and therapeutic strategies.

Early Arthritis, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 38-2
• May 28, 2012
• Karen Torralba + 2 more
• English

To ensure the best possible clinical outcomes for arthritis patients, it is essential that they be seen early and treated appropriately at the earliest opportunity. Early therapy has proven much more effective than that given late. This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America brings the rheumatologist up to date on the latest treatments and interventions in evolving arthritis and established early arthritis. Topics covered include early rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, undifferentiated arthritis, oligoarthritis, osteoarthritis, and others. Imaging modalities are addressed as well as various contemporary treatments including biologics.

Pathologies musculosquelettiques douloureuses

• 1st Edition
• January 1, 2012
• John Scott & Co + 3 more
• French

Le Dr Steven D. Waldman, spécialiste de la prise en charge de la douleur, et le Dr Robert Campbell, radiologue connu, ont conjugué leurs compétences pour rédiger cet ouvrage. Il offre les clés pour déterminer les examens d'imagerie indispensables pour l'évaluation clinique de 200 pathologies musculosquelettiques. Le livre est découpé en 6 parties : - techniques d'imagerie permettant le diagnostic de la douleur ; - rachis ; - épaule, coude et extrémités supérieures ; - bassin, hanche et extrémités inférieures ; - genou ; - cheville et pied. Synthétiques et faciles à consulter, les chapitres suivent un plan identique : définition, symptômes, épidémiologie, stratégie diagnostique, interprétation des examens d'imagerie, autres examens utiles, diagnostic différentiel, traitement. Ils sont étayés par de multiples clichés radiologiques (radiologie standard, échographie, IRM, scanner…).

Osteoporosis, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 37-3
• August 28, 2011
• Stuart L. Silverman
• English

This timely and evocative issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics explores important current and controversial topics in the treatment of osteoporosis. And it answers some tough questions! Here are some examples. How long do I treat my patient? Is there a place for bone turnover markers? How much Vitamin D should I recommend? Controversies around calcium and Vitamin D are explored regarding the coronary risk and pancreatic issues. Emerging therapies are presented, including sclerostin and oral calcitonin. Long-term safety concerns of antiresporptive therapy (ONJ, atypical fracture, would healing) are explained. The utility and limitations of FRAX are covered, as well as Prolia and the RANKL pathway. An update on glucocorticoid induced OP is given. The reader is also brought up to date on men’s health issues and OP. This is an essential issue for any practicing rheumatologist to stay current in the field.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 36-1
• March 31, 2010
• Ellen M. Ginzler
• English

This issue brings the rheumatologist on the current thinking on treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, with an eye to the future. Topics covered include B cell biology and related therapies; glutamate receptor biology and its clinical significance in neuropsychiatric SLE; platelet C4d and vascular complications; biomarkers in lupus nephritis; endothelial function and its implications for cardiovascular and renal disease in SLE; changing worldwide epidemiology of SLE and its relationship to environmental, ethnic, and other sociodemographic factors; work loss, disability, quality of life, and compliance in SLE; pediatric lupus; metabolic syndrome and related endocrine abnormalities; the significance of interferon and the consequences of anti-interferon in SLE; and cutaneous lupus and the CLASI instrument.

Fibromyalgia, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 35-2
• August 21, 2009
• Philip Mease
• English

This issue of the Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America brings the rheumatologist up to date on the latest breakthroughs in the assessment and treatment of fibromyalgia. Topics covered include fibromyalgia and central sensitization disorders; neurobiology/pathophysiology of fibromyalgia; genetics and socioenvironmental influences; neuroimaging; dysautonomia; sleep; cognition; fibromyalgia in children and adolescents; key symptom domains to be assessed in fibromyalgia; patient-reported outcome measures; nonpharmacologic therapy, including exercise, cognitive behavioral, biofeedback, acupuncture, CAM, and nutrition; pharmacotherapy; and pathophysiology and practical treatment paradigms.