Lupus : the essential clinician's guide
Wallace, Daniel J. 1949-
Lupus : the essential clinician's guide [E-Book] - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (115 pages) : color illustrations - Oxford American rheumatology library . - Oxford American rheumatology library. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-109) and index.
History of lupus -- Definitions and classification -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis -- Clinical findings-symptoms and signs -- Laboratory and imaging correlates -- Differential diagnosis and disease associations -- Important subsets -- Methods of ascertainment used for clinical trials -- General concepts of treatment -- Medications used to manage lupus -- Economic impact and disability issues -- Prognosis -- Experimental and innovative therapies.
Part of the Oxford American Rheumatology Library, this concise, authoritative pocketbook provides the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment and management of lupus. The volume describes the pathophysiology of the condition, diagnostic strategies and tools, and current and emerging therapeutic options, focusing on direct clinical applications for busy healthcare professionals. One million people in the United States suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that is potentially debilitating and sometimes fatal as the immune system att.
English.
9780199709175 0199709173 0195368983 9780195368987 0195343190 9780195343199 1282543849 9781282543843 9786612543845 6612543841
9780195368987
00020142
2007050223
Lupus erythematosus.
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
WR 152 / W188L 2008
Lupus : the essential clinician's guide [E-Book] - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (115 pages) : color illustrations - Oxford American rheumatology library . - Oxford American rheumatology library. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-109) and index.
History of lupus -- Definitions and classification -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis -- Clinical findings-symptoms and signs -- Laboratory and imaging correlates -- Differential diagnosis and disease associations -- Important subsets -- Methods of ascertainment used for clinical trials -- General concepts of treatment -- Medications used to manage lupus -- Economic impact and disability issues -- Prognosis -- Experimental and innovative therapies.
Part of the Oxford American Rheumatology Library, this concise, authoritative pocketbook provides the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment and management of lupus. The volume describes the pathophysiology of the condition, diagnostic strategies and tools, and current and emerging therapeutic options, focusing on direct clinical applications for busy healthcare professionals. One million people in the United States suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that is potentially debilitating and sometimes fatal as the immune system att.
English.
9780199709175 0199709173 0195368983 9780195368987 0195343190 9780195343199 1282543849 9781282543843 9786612543845 6612543841
9780195368987
00020142
2007050223
Lupus erythematosus.
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
WR 152 / W188L 2008