Geriatric Rheumatology

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.

• Preface.- The Immune System in Aging.- Bone Aging.- Atherosclerosis in the Rheumatic Diseases: Compounding the Age Risk.- Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases in the Elderly.- Tuberculosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Elderly.- Widespread Pain in Older Adults.- Pharmacotherapy Considerations Unique to the Older Patient.- Rheumatic Disease in the Nursing Home Patient.- Post Acute Care for Rheumatologists.- The Gerontorheumatology Outpatient Service: Towards an International Classification of Function Based Health Care Provision for the Elderly with Musculoskeletal Conditions.- Health Policy, Public Health, and Arthritis Among Older Adults.- Physical Therapy Management of Select Rheumatic Conditions in Older Adults.- Arthrocentesis in the Elderly.- Physical Activity in Older Adults with Arthritis.- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Elderly Populations.- Elderly Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug Use in Older Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.- Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Aging of Osteoarthritis.- Osteoarthritis in the Elderly.- Medium- and Small-Vessel Vasculitis.- Management of Geriatric Gout.- Calcium-Containing-Crystals–Associated Arthropathies in the Elderly.- Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis in the Elderly.- Antiphospholipid Syndrome in the Older Population.- Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Elderly.- Infectious Arthritis in the Elderly.- Sarcopenia and Myopathies in the Elderly.- Scleroderma in the Elderly.- Sjögren’s Syndrome in the Elderly.

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)