Daniel J Wallace

Lupus

The Essential Clinician's Guide (Revised)

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book serves as a concise resource on the accurate diagnosis and appropriate management of lupus. It is a practical, evidence-based volume that describes the pathophysiology of the condition, diagnostic strategies and tools, as well as current and emergerging therapeutic options.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 127mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 159g
• ISBN-13: 9780199361960
• ISBN-10: 0199361967
• Artikelnr.: 39395286

Autorenporträt

Clinical Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Inhaltsangabe

1 The history of lupus
2 Defnitions and classifcation
3 Epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus
4 Pathogenesis
5 Clinical symptoms and signs
6 Laboratory and imaging abnormalities
7 Differential diagnosis and disease associations
8 Important subsets and special considerations
9 Methods of clinical ascertainment
10 General treatment concepts
11 Medications used to manage lupus erythematosus
12 Economic impact and disability issues
13 Prognosis
14 Experimental and innovative therapies