CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Rheumatology, Second Edition (Lange Current Series)

John B. Imboden, David B. Hellmann, John H. Stone

ISBN 10: 0071460403 / ISBN 13: 9780071460408

Published by McGraw-Hill Medical, 2007

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Synopsis:

The most up-to-date and readily accessible rheumatology resource available!

A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011!

5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"I was impressed with this book and consider it one of the more useful books I've come across for use in treating patients. Not only is it a good book to read from cover-to-cover, but it's also a wonderful resource for injection techniques as well as therapeutics. No other book provides the practicalities like this does. Based on the ever-changing biologic therapies, one would imagine an update every several years makes sense."--Doody's Review Service

The second edition of this quick-reference guide has everything you need to keep pace with this fast-moving field--presented in the acclaimed CURRENT format. Valuable to primary care providers as well as practicing rheumatologists, the book offers a straightforward approach to the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatologic diseases and disorders, such as arthritis, lupus, and sarcoidosis.

Essential NEW MATERIAL INCLUDES:

• Updated review of NSAIDs in light of current controversies and developments
• Expanded coverage of rheumatoid arthritis
• Brand new chapters on Juvenile Arthritis; The Treatment of SLE; Autoimmune Hearing Loss; and the Approach to the Painful Red Eye
• A well-illustrated chapter on the performance of joint arthrocentesis and injection
• More illustrations and radiographs
• New chapter on Pearls in Hospital Rheumatology, filled with no-nonsense diagnostic and treatment advice for the student, trainee, or clinician

  Features:

  • Expert coverage of the entire range of rheumatology disorders
  • Full explanations of common and major disorders in clinical immunology
  • Concise chapters geared to the needs of trainees and clinicians
  • Addresses common but difficult-to-diagnose rheumatologic complaints -- and delivers key “approach to the patient” strategies

About the Author:

John B. Imboden, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Chief, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco General Hospital

David B. Hellmann, MD, MACP, Vice Dean and Chairman, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Aliki Perroti Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

John H. Stone, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor for Rheumatology, UpToDate, Inc., Waltham, MA

Bibliographic Details

Title: CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in ...
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition