Overview
Features a practical orientated approach to treating elderly patients
Contains video clips to aid the reader to easily search for and interpret relevant clinical data
Provides information on the latest diagnostic and management techniques
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Table of contents (30 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General Principles
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Rheumatic Disease in Geriatrics
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About this book
This book provides a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of rheumatic disease in geriatric patients. It details information on the effect of ageing on musculoskeletal and immune systems and specifies impact of a variety of inflammatory and degenerative rheumatic disorders on the elderly. The clinical diagnostic approach to an older individual with musculoskeletal complaints is a cornerstone of this book, which includes also insights into the most important comorbidities for this age and discusses in depth available treatments and rehabilitation tools. The symptoms, imaging features and recommendations on the interpretation of specific laboratory tests for rheumatic diseases in geriatrics are also covered. This book encompasses traditionally associated with older age conditions including temporal arteritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, osteoarthritis, as well as common systemic autoimmune diseases that can produce atypical manifestations in the elderly. It will enable the readers to develop a thorough understanding of how to deal with these patients in their clinical practice.
Rheumatic Disease in Geriatrics: Diagnosis and Management systematically describes how to diagnose and treat geriatric patients with a variety of rheumatic conditions and is a valuable resource for all medical professionals involved.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Yehuda Shoenfeld is the founder and head of the Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, at the Sheba Medical Center which is affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine in Tel-Aviv University, in Israel. Dr. Shoenfeld was the Incumbent of the Laura Schwarz-Kipp Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases at the Tel-Aviv University. His clinical and scientific works focus on autoimmune and rheumatic diseases.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rheumatic Disease in Geriatrics
Book Subtitle: Diagnosis and Management
Editors: Gleb Slobodin, Yehuda Shoenfeld
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44234-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44233-0Published: 26 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44236-1Published: 26 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-44234-7Published: 25 May 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 404
Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
Topics: Rheumatology