- Addresses key topics such as genetics, hyperuricemia, comorbidities of gout, treatment guidelines for acute and chronic gout, classification and diagnosis, and imaging.
- Discusses future outlooks for improving pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment options, including an overview of drugs in the pipeline.
- Consolidates today's available information on this timely topic into one convenient resource.
Concise and clinically focused, Gout, by Drs. Naomi Schlesinger and Peter E. Lipsky, provides a one-stop overview of recent developments regarding this common form of inflammatory arthritis. Impacting an estimated 8.3 million people in the U.S. alone, gout is seen frequently by both primary care physicians as well as rheumatologists. This resource provides detailed coverage of the epidemiology, causes, diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients with both acute and chronic gout.
Key Features
- Addresses key topics such as genetics, hyperuricemia, comorbidities of gout, treatment guidelines for acute and chronic gout, classification and diagnosis, and imaging.
- Discusses future outlooks for improving pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment options, including an overview of drugs in the pipeline.
- Consolidates today's available information on this timely topic into one convenient resource.
| ISBN | 9780323548236 |
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| Product Format | Book |
| Publication Date | 2018 |
| Author Information | By Naomi Schlesinger, MD, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey and Peter E Lipsky, MD, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, AMPEL BioSolutions LLC, Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Table of Content | Schlesinger: Gout
1. Uric Acid Biology and Purine Metabolism 2. Silent Monosodium Urate Crystals Deposits 3. Genetics of Hyperuricemia and Gout 4. Immunoinflammatory Nature of Gout 5. Tophus Biology 6. Synovial Fluid Analysis and Crystal Identification 7. Epidemiology of Gout and Hyperuricemia 8. Comorbidities 9. Imaging 10. Gout Classification and Diagnosis 11. Clinical Features of Gout 12. Quality of Life 13. Treatment Guidelines: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly 14. Nonpharmacological Treatments: Acute and Chronic Gout 15. Pharmacological Treatments: Acute Gout 16. Pharmacological Treatments: Chronic Gout 17. Treat to Target 18. Drugs in the Pipeline Epilogue: Editors' Look into the Future |
| Publication Date | 13-06-2018 |
| Trim | 276 x 216 (8 1/2 x 10 7/8) |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
| deltacomm1code | Books |
