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Geriatric Rheumatology

A Comprehensive Approach

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Editors:
  1. Yuri Nakasato

    1. Sanford Health Systems, Fargo, USA

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  2. Raymond L. Yung

    1. , Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

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  • The first book dedicated to the subspecialty of gerontorheumatology

  • Key to understanding the aging process as it relates to musculoskeletal medicine

  • Elucidates the salient clinical aspects of the aging immune system, including inflamm-aging

  • Navigates complex problems of comorbidities and pharmacotherapy in elderly patients

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Aging and Comorbidity in Rheumatology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Immune System in Aging

      • Anjali Desai, Raymond L. Yung
      Pages 3-9

    3. Bone Aging

      • Arthur N. Lau, Jonathan D. Adachi
      Pages 11-16

    4. Atherosclerosis in the Rheumatic Diseases: Compounding the Age Risk

      • Naoto Yokogawa, Joan M. Von Feldt
      Pages 17-25

    5. Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases in the Elderly

      • Jamal A. Mikdashi
      Pages 27-34

    6. Tuberculosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Elderly

      • Eduardo M. Acevedo-Vásquez, Darío Ponce de León, Rocío V. Gamboa-Cárdenas
      Pages 35-43

    7. Widespread Pain in Older Adults

      • Cheryl D. Bernstein, Jordan F. Karp, Debra K. Weiner
      Pages 45-56

  3. Multidisciplinary Approach to Geriatric Rheumatology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Pharmacotherapy Considerations Unique to the Older Patient

      • Keith A. Swanson, Mark A. Stratton
      Pages 59-71

    3. Rheumatic Disease in the Nursing Home Patient

      • Joanne Sandberg-Cook
      Pages 73-78

    4. Post-acute Care for Rheumatologists

      • Deborah W. Robin
      Pages 79-83

    5. The Gerontorheumatology Outpatient Service: Toward an International Classification of Function-Based Health Care Provision for the Elderly with Musculoskeletal Conditions

      • Wim Van Lankveld, Josien Goossens, Marcel Franssen
      Pages 85-91

    6. Health Policy, Public Health, and Arthritis Among Older Adults

      • Kristina A. Theis, Debra R. Lubar, Teresa J. Brady
      Pages 93-100

    7. Physical Therapy Management of Select Rheumatic Conditions in Older Adults

      • Maura Daly Iversen, Madhuri K. Kale
      Pages 101-112

    8. Arthrocentesis in the Elderly

      • Ahmed S. Zayat, Richard J. Wakefield
      Pages 113-124

    9. Physical Activity in Older Adults with Arthritis

      • Dorothy D. Dunlop, Pamela A. Semanik, Rowland W. Chang
      Pages 125-131

  4. Rheumatic Diseases in the Elderly

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Elderly Populations

      • Ana M. Bertoli, Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Paula I. Burgos, Graciela S. Alarcón
      Pages 135-144

    3. Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis

      • Venkata Sri Cherukumilli, Arthur Kavanaugh
      Pages 145-150
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About this book

The first book dedicated explicitly to the care of elderly patients with rheumatic diseases, this comprehensive resource is a practical guide for navigating the medical concerns of these complex patients.  While patients over 65 years of age comprise roughly 15% of the population, they consume about 50% of rheumatology resources.  This book presents current clinical practices with an eye toward achieving economically sustainable models of care.  The world’s leading authorities have come together to cover the full spectrum of rheumatic diseases, the immune system in aging, and ultrasound evaluation and arthrocentesis.  The book also addresses the milieu of co-morbidities that the clinician may encounter with an older patient, as well as the accompanying concerns about multiple pharmacologic therapies and drug interactions.  Bringing in experts from a wide array of subspecialties, the editors present the essentials of multidisciplinary care, an approach which is the hallmark of geriatrics and which naturally translates into the field of gerontorheumatology.  Designed for primary care physicians and rheumatology consultants, Geriatric Rheumatology is an invaluable guide to caring for this rapidly growing patient population.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This book is unique in its focus on rheumatologic diseases in the geriatric population -no other book in adult rheumatology focuses on a particular population. … covers a range of topics including myopathies, vasculitides, arthralgias, arthritis, and bone health. It does a good job focusing on geriatric issues related to decreased renal function, fall risk, etc. … The book is easy to read and meets its stated objectives. … it may be a good reference for geriatricians.” (Hyon Ju Park, Doody’s Review Service, February, 2012)

“Present information regarding most of the common rheumatic diseases and their effects and outcomes in elderly persons … . I would recommend Geriatric Rheumatology to academic and clinical rheumatologists, geriatricians, and rheumatology and geriatrics fellows. This book is an appreciated and useful source of current information, providing insights necessary to better treat the increasing population of geriatric patients with rheumatic disease. It points to the need for more basic and clinical research aimed at therapeutic trials and outcomes research in the elderly population.” (Robert J. Quinet, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 307 (7), February, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Sanford Health Systems, Fargo, USA

    Yuri Nakasato

  • , Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    Raymond L. Yung

About the editors

As a rheumatologist, Dr. Yuri Nakasato, MD, specializes in rheumatology, offering joint, muslces and bone treatments at the Sanford Southpoint Clinic. He diagnoses and treats arthritis, bursitis/tendonitis and connective tissue diseases that are not injury-related.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Geriatric Rheumatology

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Approach

  • Editors: Yuri Nakasato, Raymond L. Yung

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5792-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-5791-7Published: 03 June 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9997-9Published: 10 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-5792-4Published: 01 June 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 300

  • Topics: Rheumatology, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Conservative Orthopedics

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