This book presents the most up-to-date knowledge concerning Raynaud's disease, an autoimmune disorder distinguished by well-demarcated blanching or cyanosis of one or more digits on exposure to cold, that occurs in episodic attacks. Especially common among young women, researchers estimate that the phenomenon may affect up to 10% of the female population. The volume provides coverage of the disease as a primary illness and as the secondary result of another disorder. The only available text on Raynaud's, the book includes a comprehensive discussion of the physiology of finger blood flow, and coverage of both old and new treatment modalities. Readers will find full information on the anatomy of the disease, the clinical picture, prevalence, diagnosis, prognosis, pathology, pathophysiology, and the author's personal treatment preferences, which are backed by 30 years of professional experience with peripheral vascular diseases.
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"Raynaud's phenomenon frequently afflicts young women, particularly those living in cold climates, and is also associated with myriad diseases . . . . Here is a contemporary, comprehensive treatise . . . The subject is reviewed in depth without duplication. The sytle is crisp and informative. The author presents the information in a balanced, thoroughly referenced manner. Each chapter is carefully structured and organized . . . . The author has accomplished the difficult task of incorporating the extensive literature devoted to Raynaud's phenomenon in a very informative and readable textbook. This book will be a valuable asset to the internist and should be mandatory reading for any physician or surgeon interested in vascular diseases." --New England Journal of Medicine
"A timely review to assist physicians to better understand the cause as well as the state-of-the-art treatment available. . . .Each chapter concludes with a summary that the busy practitioner will welcome, and the book will be useful to medical students as well as to family practitioners. This book deserves to be widely read, and I am happy to have it in my library." --Occupational Health in Ontario
"A timely review to assist physicians to better understand the cause as well as the state-of-the-art treatment available. . . .Each chapter concludes with a summary that the busy practitioner will welcome, and the book will be useful to medical students as well as to family practitioners. This book deserves to be widely read, and I am happy to have it in my library." --Occupational Health in Ontario
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Jay D. Coffman is at Boston University School of Medicine.
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Dr. Coffman's book is an invaluable resource,
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This review is from: Raynaud's Phenomenon (Hardcover)
Although much of the book is fairly complicated science, the book is a wonderful resource for those individuals who have been diagnosed with Raynaud's Phenomenon. Finally I found a source that explained many of the "side effects" of Raynaud's at a level that I could understand.
If you, or someone you know, has been diagnosed I (a fellow Raynaud's "sufferer") absolutely recommend it!
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Cold hands? Read this book.,
This review is from: Raynaud's Phenomenon (Hardcover)
This book is a must-have for anyone suffering from Raynaud's. It can get fairly technical, so it's not the easiest read for a layperson, but it does describe medical and behavioral mechanisms for dealing with Raynaud's. If you have Raynaud's I'm sure you are aware of the dearth of clear information available, and this book brought me a lot of hope.
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Knowledge about the anatomy of the arterial circulation of the hand and digits is important to the understanding of some facets of Raynaud's phenomenon. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vasospastic attacks, patients with the primary disease, fingertip blood flow, idiopathic acrocyanosis, sympathetic vasoconstriction induced, traumatic vasospastic disease, finger systolic blood pressure, finger blood flow, finger systolic pressure, reflex sympathetic vasoconstriction, intraarterial reserpine, digital systolic blood pressure, digital systolic pressure, digital blood flow, digital blood vessels, critical opening pressure, cold vasodilatation, rewarming time, digital artery occlusions, nailfold capillary microscopy, finger skin temperature, hypothenar hammer syndrome, patients with scleroderma, red blood cell velocity, atrophic blanche Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Industr Med, Arthritis Rheum, Clin Sci, Arch Intern Med, Ann Intern Med, Clin Pharmacol, Acta Med Scand, Ann Rheum Dis, Med Sci, Arch Derrnatol, Arch Surg, Clin Pharrnacol, American Rheumatism Association, Ann Surg, Cancer Treat Rep, Circ Res, Clin Lab Invest, Postgrad Med, United States, Ain Heart, Bone Joint Surg, Cardiovasc Surg, Clin Invest, Dan Med Bull, Acta Chir Scand New!
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Knowledge about the anatomy of the arterial circulation of the hand and digits is important to the understanding of some facets of Raynaud's phenomenon. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vasospastic attacks, patients with the primary disease, fingertip blood flow, idiopathic acrocyanosis, sympathetic vasoconstriction induced, traumatic vasospastic disease, finger systolic blood pressure, finger blood flow, finger systolic pressure, reflex sympathetic vasoconstriction, intraarterial reserpine, digital systolic blood pressure, digital systolic pressure, digital blood flow, digital blood vessels, critical opening pressure, cold vasodilatation, rewarming time, digital artery occlusions, nailfold capillary microscopy, finger skin temperature, hypothenar hammer syndrome, patients with scleroderma, red blood cell velocity, atrophic blanche Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Industr Med, Arthritis Rheum, Clin Sci, Arch Intern Med, Ann Intern Med, Clin Pharmacol, Acta Med Scand, Ann Rheum Dis, Med Sci, Arch Derrnatol, Arch Surg, Clin Pharrnacol, American Rheumatism Association, Ann Surg, Cancer Treat Rep, Circ Res, Clin Lab Invest, Postgrad Med, United States, Ain Heart, Bone Joint Surg, Cardiovasc Surg, Clin Invest, Dan Med Bull, Acta Chir Scand New!
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