Rheumatoid Arthritis

Aims to address the concerns of caring for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This volume reviews the difficulties of early diagnosis, discusses disease prognosis, covers rehabilitative modalities and examines the psychological and sociological impact on patients' lives.

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From the "Contemporary Management in Internal Medicine" series - which plans to review the field of internal medicine in a 5-year cycle by publishing six books a year that review the various disciplines of internal medicine - this volume addresses the concerns of caring for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. It reviews the difficulties of early diagnosis, and pertinent, clinical radiologic, and laboratory manifestations; discusses disease prognosis; presents discussion of the extraarticular manifestations of the disease with emphasis on diagnosis and management; reviews current pharmacologic compounds, new investigation agents, and the more radical therapeutic aproaches; covers rehabilitative modalities; and examines psychological and sociological impact on patients' lives.