Raynaud’s Phenomenon A Guide to Pathogenesis and Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wigley, Fredrick M. (Editor), Herrick, Ariane L. (Editor), Flavahan, Nicholas A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Internal medicine.; Rheumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Raynaud’s Phenomenon: A Guide to Pathogenesis and Treatment comprehensively reviews the understanding of a disorder that continues to challenge primary care clinicians and specialists alike.   In the last decade, there have been important advances not only in understanding the pathophysiology of Ray...

Table of Contents:

• Historical perspective of Raynaud's phenomenon
• definition, nomenclature and diagnostic criteria
• Epidemiology of Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Thermoregulation: The Normal Structure and Function of the Cutaneous Vascular System
• Pathophysiological Regulation of the Cutaneous Vascular System in Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Primary Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Raynaud Phenomenon In The Pediatric Age.-Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon
• Traumatic Vasospastic Disease
• Other Secondary Causes
• Raynaud’s Mimics
• Nailfold Capillaries.-Non-Invasive methods of assessing Raynaud’s phenomenon
• Angiography
• Autoantibodies in Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Systemic Vasospasm
• Clinical Outcome Measures in Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Design and reporting of randomised controlled trials for Raynaud’s phenomenon
• Non-drug Approaches to Treating Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Drug Treatment of Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Management of digital ischemia
• Surgical Management
• Practical Approaches to Treatment: Case Studies.