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Publication Date:
14 Mar 2018
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Description
ABC of Rheumatology continues to be a practical and informative guide to the assessment, treatment and management of common rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions within primary care. Fully updated to reflect developments in this fast growing field, the fifth edition covers overviews of all key areas of rheumatology, and includes new chapters on radiology and immunology, as well as expanded coverage on metabolic bone disease, chronic widespread pain, and complex regional pain syndrome. Featuring highly illustrated chapters, boxed summaries and links to further resources, ABC of Rheumatology is an accessible reference for all primary care health professional, general practitioners, family physicians, junior doctors, medical students and nurses.
Contents
Preface, vii Contributors, ix List of Abbreviations, xiii 1 Delivering Musculoskeletal Care Across Boundaries, 1 Samantha L. Hider, Simon Somerville and Kay Stevenson 2 Pain in the Wrist and Hand, 5 Michael Shipley 3 Pain in the Neck, Shoulder and Arm, 13 Caroline Mitchell and David Stanley 4 Low Back Pain, 23 Rajiv K. Dixit and John Dickson 5 Pain in the Hip, 31 Andrew Hamer 6 Pain in the Knee, 37 Adrian Dunbar and Mark Wilkinson 7 Pain in the Foot, 43 Philip S. Helliwell and Heidi J. Siddle 8 Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Widespread Pain, 51 Sarah Ryan and Andrew Hassell 9 Osteoarthritis, 55 Michael Doherty and A. Abhishek 10 Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal Arthritis, 61 Martin Underwood 11 Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, 67 Eugene McCloskey, Nicola Peel, Jennifer Walsh and Richard Eastell 12 Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Features and Diagnosis, 73 Mohammed Akil and Robert Moots 13 Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, 77 Edwin S. L. Chan, Anthony G. Wilson and Bruce N. Cronstein 14 Spondyloarthritides, 81 Andrew Keat and Robert Inman 15 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, 89 Anne-Marie McMahon and Evdoxia Sapountzi 16 Musculoskeletal Disorders in Children and Adolescents, 103 Helen Foster and Lori Tucker 17 Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis, 113 Christian D. Mallen and Eric L. Matteson 18 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus-Like Syndromes, 119 Vijay Rao, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman and Caroline Gordon 19 Raynaud's Phenomenon and Scleroderma, 129 Christopher P. Denton, Carol M. Black and Voon H. Ong 20 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, 137 Chris Deighton and Paul Davis 21 Is It an Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease?, 141 Mohammed Tikly and David D'Cruz 22 Sport and Exercise Medicine, 149 Cathy Speed 23 Vasculitis and Related Rashes, 155 Richard A. Watts and David G.I. Scott 24 Basic Immunology and the Biologic Era, 161 John Isaacs and Nishanthi Thalayasingam 25 Laboratory Tests, 169 Marisa Fernandes das Neves, Rajendra Vara Prasad Irlapati and David Isenberg 26 Musculoskeletal Radiology, 177 William R. Grant and Richard J. Wakefield 27 The Team Approach, 185 Louise Warburton and Sarah Ryan 28 Epidemiology of the Rheumatic Diseases, 189 Anna E. Litwic and Elaine M. Dennison Index, 195
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