Full Description
This book provides a practical guide for managing a variety of problems encountered by the clinician in managing patients with systemic sclerosis. Chapters take a problem-orientated approach to help the reader cut through potential barriers that can arise when working with different medical specialities. Management strategies for a broad range of conditions, including pericardial and pleural effusion, sicca syndrome, calcinosis and watermelon stomach, are presented.
Practical Management of Systemic Sclerosis in Clinical Practice describes a range of problems and clinical items encountered by a variety of medical professionals who encounter these patients. It is a valuable resource for rheumatologists, immunologists, specialist nurses and primary care professionals.
Contents
Scleroderma Renal Crisis and Acute Kidney Injury.- Chronic Kidney Disease in Scleroderma.- Anemia.- Breathlessness.- Fatigue.- Itch.- Pain and Tenosynovitis, Tendon Friction Rubs.- Raynaud's.- Critical Ischemia.- Digital Ulcers.- Lower Limb Ulcers.- Decline in PFT.- Arrhytmias.- Pericardial and Pleural Effusion.- Constipation.- Incontinence.- Bloating.- GE reflux.- Diarrhea.- Watermelon Stomach.- Malnutrition.- Calcinosis.- Pregnancy.- Sicca Syndrome.- Sexual dysfunction.- Transitional care for juvenile onset systemic sclerosis.- Assessment for HSCT.- Very early disease - VEDOSS type case.- Primary Biliary Cholangitis.- Hand Arthritis.- Contractures.- Tendon Friction Rubs.- Interpretation of the Modification of Laboratory Parameters.
