Wednesday, September 19, 2012

General Overview Of Dr Balentine Rheumatologist

By Rebekah Alford


Dr Balentine Rheumatologist deals with the treatment of rheumatologic pathologies. These pathologies encompass a number of autoimmune disorders, joint pathologies, soft tissue pathologies, inherited connective tissue conditions and vasculitis. Generally, these diseases affect adults, children, females and males in approximately equal measures.

A specific diagnosis can be accurately made in Dr Balentine Rheumatologist. This is exemplified by the fact that they treat and manage ankylosing spondylitis (a disorder which causes fusion of the vertebrae thus affecting posture), scleroderma (also called systemic sclerosis), dermatomyositis and polymyositis. Other diseases and conditions that have been accurately diagnosed include polymyalgia rheumatica, polychondritis, sarcoidosis and renal osteodystrophy. Moreover, working diagnosis has been made for conditions such as lupus, Sjogren's syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease and hyperextensible joints.

The chronological order utilized when making a diagnosis is recording the history of presenting illness, full physical examination, obligatory laboratory tests and if necessary, radiological examinations. Multiple joint inspections, Schobers test and a methodical musculoskeletal examination involving general, regional and screening phases are the mainstay of the physical examination. The laboratory tests done in the well fitted laboratory include concentrations of Anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (Anti CCP) test, blood levels of rheumatoid factor, histocytopathology examinations, Antinuclear antibody (ANA) tests and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Moreover, Ultrasound and also X-ray are available.

The proportion of clients who were diagnosed with rheumatologic conditions or diseases were given sufficient management and therapy. A constituent of the management plan is physiotherapy. Furthermore, occupational therapy also exists. The rheumatologists make an effort to recommend cost effective and potent pharmacotherapy.

Apart from receiving treatment and management of their conditions and diseases, the patients are also educated by professional and experienced rheumatologists. The patients, their families and the society are educated on how to comply and boost their treatment regimens, adhere to the management plans and prevent the development of complications. The benefits derived from such education by the patients are an improvement in the quality of life.

The multi-disciplinary team of medical specialists in Dr Balentine Rheumatologist enables them to diagnose, treat, refer patients or receive referrals from other medical specialists. Such a team ensures that the patient is managed holistically. Moreover, any developing complications in the patients can be managed adequately; thus ensuring good prognosis.

There are a variety of medical specialists in Dr Balentine Rheumatologist. The connective tissue specialist can mage both congenital and acquired pathologies such as Ehlers Danlos syndrome, Marfans syndrome, Hyperextensible joints and achondroplasia among others. There is also a specialist for vasculitis who can manage all forms of vasculitis; such as Polyarteritis nodosa, serum sickness, Temporal arteritis, Giant cell arteritis, Wegeners granulomatosis, Behcets syndrome, thromboangiitis obliterans (also called Buergers disease), Kawasakis disease, Takayasus arteritis and Henoch-Schonlein purpura. The specialist for soft tissue rheumatism can adequately manage fibromyalgia, back pain, Tennis elbow, Olecranon bursitis and Golfers elbow. The orthopedic specialist can manage fluorosis, renal osteodystrophy, osteomalacia, osteoporosis and rickets.

The medical consultants are all certified by the medical board, have outstanding academic credentials and have outstanding reputes in their particular specialties. The rarity of cases of emergence of complications in patients under therapy or management in Dr Balentine Rheumatologist confirms this fact. Consequently, the excellent prognosis is attributable to the holistic perspective in the treatment of rheumatologic conditions.




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