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Rheumatoid arthritis /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Books@Ovid (Online service), Ovid Technologies, Inc
Other Authors: St. Clair, E. William, Pisetsky, David S., Haynes, Barton F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2004]
Subjects:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid.
Online Access:Rheumatoid arthritis (Online)
Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical features and differential diagnosis
  • Prognosis and clinical course
  • Self-report questionnaires in clinical care
  • Clinical and laboratory measures
  • Autoantibodies and other laboratory tests
  • Radiographic findings
  • Measurement of radiolgic outcomes
  • Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and managment
  • Genetic determinants
  • Pathology
  • Role of cytokines
  • Angiogenesis and leukocyte recruitment
  • Neutrophils and small molecule mediators
  • Complement and other aspects of innate immunity
  • T Cells in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
  • Autoimmunity
  • Immunosenescence and T-cell biology in rheumatoid arthritis
  • Synovial fibroblasts
  • Cartilage and bone degradation
  • Mechanism of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis
  • Animal models
  • Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and analgesics
  • Corticosteroids
  • Methotrexate and azathioprine
  • Sulfasalazine
  • Gold compounds and antimalarials
  • Minocycline
  • Cyclosporine
  • Leflunomide
  • Etanercept
  • Antibodies to tumor necrosis factor α : infliximab and adalimumab
  • Staphylococcal protein A columns
  • Combination disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy
  • Treatment of early disease
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Medical aspects of surgery
  • Total joint arthroplasty
  • Hand and wrist surgery
  • Foot and ankle surgery
  • Cervical spine surgery
  • Special management issues
  • Extraarticular disease
  • Pregnancy
  • Osteoporosis
  • Depression