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Geriatric Rheumatology
. Ed(S): Nakasato, Yuri; Yung, Raymond L.
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Description for Geriatric Rheumatology
Paperback. Geriatric Rheumatology provides a practical guide for navigating the medical concerns of these complex patients. Readers will find current clinical practices with an eye toward achieving economically sustainable models of care. Editor(s): Nakasato, Yuri; Yung, Raymond L. Num Pages: 313 pages, 58 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJM; MJX; MNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 781.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489999979
SKU
V9781489999979
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About . Ed(S): Nakasato, Yuri; Yung, Raymond L.
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.
Reviews for Geriatric Rheumatology
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. ... Read more