Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatic Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine (Volume 31-3) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 31-3) - Hardcover

Highland MD MSCR, Kristin B.

 
9781437724349: Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatic Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine (Volume 31-3) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 31-3)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1437724345 ISBN 13: 9781437724349
Publisher: Saunders, 2010

Synopsis

This issue brilliantly pairs a rheumatologist with a pulmonologist to explore each of the 14 article topics. Topics include autoantibody testing, ultility of bronchoalveolar lavage in autoimmune disease, and pulmonary manifestations of such conditions as scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's Syndrome, Inflammatory Myopathies, and Relapsing Polychondritis. The pulmonary vasculitities are discussed, as is antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, and the impact of osteoporosis on pulmonary fuction. Toxicity and monitoring of immunosuppressive therapy used in systemic autoimmune diseases is reviewed, as is lung transplantation in autoimmune diseases.

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Publisher
Saunders
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1437724345
ISBN 13 
9781437724349
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
610