Early arthritis. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Guest editors, Karina D. Torralba, Richard S. Panush, Francisco P. Quismorio Jr.
• Other Names: Torralba, Karina D; Panush, Richard S; Jr, Quismorio, Francisco P
• Contents: Front Cover; Early Arthritis; Copyright Page; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface: Early Arthritis A Race to the Starting Line; Chapter 1. Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Impressionist Perspective; INTRODUCTION; THE LANDSCAPE; A DOMINANT THEME: THE HLA RISK FACTOR; BRUSH-STROKES: NON-HLA RISK FACTORS IN ACPA-POSITIVE RA; BRUSH-STROKES: NON-HLA RISK FACTORS IN ACPA-NEGATIVE RA; BACKGROUND IMPRESSIONS: ETHNIC VARIATION IN RA RISK FACTORS; SHARED MOTIFS ACROSS GENRES: COMMON AUTOIMMUNE RISK FACTORS; CLINICAL RELEVANCE AND CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES. Chapter 2. Ultrasonography Applications in Diagnosis and Management of Early Rheumatoid ArthritisRATIONALE FOR USING ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; DESCRIBING AND QUANTIFYING ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF EARLY RHEUMATOI DARTHRITIS; TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN PERSPECTIVE; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES. Chapter 3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis and ManagementLIMITATIONS OF RADIOGRAPHY IN RA; ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MRI IN RA; TYPES OF MRI MACHINES; MRI SCORING; RA JOINT PATHOLOGY; RA DIAGNOSIS; RA PROGNOSIS; MONITORING OF RA; MRI AS AN OUTCOME MEASURE IN EARLY RA CLINICAL TRIALS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Disease Activity Assessment and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis; INTRODUCTION; CHALLENGES OF CLINICAL MEASURES OF RA DISEASE ACTIVITY AND PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES. CHALLENGES IN PHYSICIAN MEASURES: JOINT ASSESSMENTCHALLENGES IN THE USE OF LABORATORY TESTS; CHALLENGES OF PATIENT SELF-REPORTED MEASURES; CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENT RA DISEASE ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT AND PROs IN CLINICAL CARE; CHALLENGES OF MOTIVATION; CHALLENGES OF RESOURCES; CHALLENGES OF DEVICES; CHALLENGES OF ATTITUDE OF PERSONNEL; EXAMPLES ON HOW TO MEASURE DISEASE ACTIVITY AND PROs IN PATIENTS WITH EARLY RA; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Initial Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis; EARLY DIAGNOSIS (CLASSIFICATION) OF RA; ANTI-CCP IN EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF RA. THE NEXT STEP? THE CONCEPT OF PRECLINICAL RAINITIAL THERAPY IN EARLY RA: MONOTHERAPY OR COMBINATION, BIOLOGIC OR NONBIOLOGIC; HEALTH CARE MAINTENANCE IN EARLY RA; UNANSWERED QUESTIONS: THE WAY FORWARD; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Tight Disease Controlin Early RA; WHY IS TREATMENT OF EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IMPORTANT?; TREAT TO TARGET: BUT WHAT TARGET?; TREATMENT OF EARLY RA: EARLY INITIATION OF DMARD THERAPY; TREATMENT OF EARLY RA: EARLY INITIATION OF BIOLOGIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OF EARLY RA: TIGHT CONTROL; IS THERE A RISK TO EARLY AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT?; CLOSING THE GAP; SUMMARY; REFERENCES.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, [243]-439 pages), illustrations (some color), portraits
• Subjects: 616.722; Arthritis; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Arthritis; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781455744367; 1455744360
• Related ISBNs: 9781455739325
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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