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Afflicting nearly four million Americans, Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that commonly causes dryness of the eyes, mouth, and nose, and that can lead to complications including profound fatigue, depression, and lymphoma. While there is no cure for Sjogren's, much can be done to alleviate the suffering of patients. This extensively revised handbook offers everything you need to know to cope with this disease. The New Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook, Third Edition is a comprehensive and authoritative guide, produced by the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation and its medical advisors and edited by physician Daniel J. Wallace, a leading authority on auto-immune disorders. This expanded editio...
This timely volume highlights current knowledge concerning the role of fibronectin in human biology and medicine. It is intended to stimulate further investigation in this area. Emphasized are the importance of fibronectin in the interaction between the cell and its environment; and the role of the fibronectin in the determination of cell behavior in normal physiologic processes, in malignant behavior of cells, and in inflammatory disease. This book is valuable to those in the biomedical community interested in fibronectin, the microenvironment and extracellular matrix. It is also important to those interested in the pathobiochemistry of malignant disease and inflammatory disorders.
This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics is devoted to Sjogren's Disease. The articles will include everything from the Use of Biologics, Autoantibodies, and Genetics, to Proteomics of Saliva/Tears, Parotid Biopsy, Use of Ultrasound, and many more!
The Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook is the definitive guide for sufferers of Sjogren's syndrome and is the only handbook developed by the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation. This useful book is designed to help Sjogren's patients, and their caregivers, navigate the medical system, ask the right questions, and evaluate answers to get the best possible medical care.
"The Sjögren's Foundation was founded in 1983 by a patient, for the patient, and continues to serve as the only non-profit organization in the United States that is solely focused on Sjögren's. The Foundation's mission, as seen in Box 1.1, shows our commitment to ensuring that patients and healthcare professionals have the education, resources and services they need to help conquer the complexities of Sjögren's"--
This invaluable clinical guide offers the only reference on infectious diseases encountered in intensive care patients-discussing infectious disease problems in the critical care unit and therapy. No other book describes in practical terms the mimics of infection and how to differentiate colonization from infection! Written by internationally renowned experts, Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine differentiates between sepsis and conditions that can imitate sepsis highlights key diagnostic findings in all major infectious disease problems in critical care includes practical infection control measures provides easy to use recommendations on empiric antibiotic therapy furnishes a simp...
The key knowledge assembled in this book comprises today’s most comprehensive resource on Sjögren’s syndrome. Sjögren’s patients require the care of a wide variety of clinical and surgical specialists to treat their disease and improve their quality of life. This volume presents a broad multi-disciplinary approach, enlisting the expertise of well-respected authors from around the world, covering the specialties of rheumatology, ophthalmology, oral medicine, oral surgery, otolaryngology, hematology, and others. This practical clinical resource begins with an overview of Sjögren’s myths, pearls and tips, information for referring physicians, and diagnostic and classification and cri...
This book provides the most comprehensive information about this little-known but potentially debilitating disorder--which affects mostly women--describing its symptoms and offering an extensive discussion of how its affects the various systems of the body. Illustrations.
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.