Geriatric Rheumatology

Part 1 Aging and Comorbidity in Rheumatology
Chapter 1 The Immune System in Aging Anjali Desai and Raymond L. Yung
Chapter 2 Bone Aging Jonathan D. Adachi
Chapter 3 Atherosclerosis in the Rheumatic Diseases: Compounding the Age Risk Naoto Yokogawa and Joan M. Von Feldt
Chapter 4 Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases in the Elderly Jamal Mikdashi
Chapter 5 Tuberculosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Elderly Eduardo M. Acevedo-Vásquez, Darío Ponce de León, and Rocío V. Gamboa-Cárdenas
Chapter 6 Widespread Pain in Older Adults Cheryl D. Bernstein, Jordan F. Karp, and Debra K. Weiner Part 2 Multidisciplinary Approach to Geriatric Rheumatology
Chapter 7 Pharmacotherapy Considerations Unique to the Older Patient Keith A. Swanson and Mark A. Stratton
Chapter 8 Rheumatic Disease in the Nursing Home Patient Joanne Sandberg-Cook
Chapter 9 Post Acute Care for Rheumatologists Deborah W. Robin
Chapter 10 The Gerontorheumatology Outpatient Service: Towards an International Classification of Function Based Health Care Provision for the Elderly with Musculoskeletal Conditions Wim Van Lankveld, Josien Goossens and Marcel Franssen
Chapter 11 Health Policy, Public Health, and Arthritis Among Older Adults Kristina A. Theis, Debra R. Lubar, and Teresa J. Brady
Chapter 12 Physical Therapy Management of Select Rheumatic Conditions in Older Adults Maura Daly Iversen and Madhuri K. Kale
Chapter 13 Arthrocentesis in the Elderly Ahmed Zayat and Richard J. Wakefield
Chapter 14 Physical Activity in Older Adults with Arthritis Dorothy D. Dunlop, Pamela A. Semanik, and Rowland W. Chang
Chapter 15 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Elderly Populations Ana M. Bertoli, Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Paula I. Burgos, and Graciela S. Alarcón
Chapter 16 Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Venkata Sri Cherukumilli and Arthur Kavanaugh
Chapter 17 Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug Use in Older Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Sogol S. Amjadi, Veena K. Ranganath, and Daniel E.

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.

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. ... The book is easy to read and meets its stated objectives. ... it may be a good reference for geriatricians." (Hyon Ju Park, Doody's Review Service, February, 2012)

"Present information regarding most of the common rheumatic diseases and their effects and outcomes in elderly persons ... . I would recommend Geriatric Rheumatology to academic and clinical rheumatologists, geriatricians, and rheumatology and geriatrics fellows. This book is an appreciated and useful source of current information, providing insights necessary to better treat the increasing population of geriatric patients with rheumatic disease. It points to the need for more basic and clinical research aimed at therapeutic trials and outcomes research in the elderly population." (Robert J. Quinet, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 307 (7), February, 2012)