Clinical Primer of Rheumatology
Published on 6. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-0-683-30648-4 (ISBN)
Description
Clinical Primer of Rheumatology is designed as a concise, essential reference to aid practitioners in diagnosing and treating rheumatoid diseases. More than 200 photographs and many tables and charts provide easy access to information necessary to identify the cause of a patient's complaint and plan a course of therapy. Recommendations on when to refer a patient to a specialist are clearly indicated in the text. Comprehensive coverage of specific rheumatoid diseases is included along with information on sports and occupational-related pain syndromes.
<b>Clinical Primer of Rheumatology</b> is designed as a concise, essential reference to aid practitioners in diagnosing and treating rheumatoid diseases. More than 200 photographs and many tables and charts provide easy access to information necessary to identify the cause of a patient's complaint and plan a course of therapy. Recommendations on when to refer a patient to a specialist are clearly indicated in the text. Comprehensive coverage of specific rheumatoid diseases is included along with information on sports and occupational-related pain syndromes.
<b>Clinical Primer of Rheumatology</b> is designed as a concise, essential reference to aid practitioners in diagnosing and treating rheumatoid diseases. More than 200 photographs and many tables and charts provide easy access to information necessary to identify the cause of a patient's complaint and plan a course of therapy. Recommendations on when to refer a patient to a specialist are clearly indicated in the text. Comprehensive coverage of specific rheumatoid diseases is included along with information on sports and occupational-related pain syndromes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-683-30648-4 (9780683306484)
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Content
<ol><li><b>PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES</b>
</li><li>Evaluation of Patients with Rheumatic Disorders 3
<i>Gustavo R. Heudebert</i>
<b>PART II: SPORT-RELATED, OCCUPATIONAL, AND OTHER REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES</b>
</li><li>Cervical Spine Pain 11
<i>Joe G. Hardin and James T. Halla</i>
</li><li>Low Back Pain and Lumbar Stenosis 22
<i>J. D. Bartleson</i>
</li><li>The Painful Shoulder 43
<i>Dennis W. Boulware</i>
</li><li>Painful Feet 48
<i>Joseph J. Biundo and Perry J. Rush</i>
</li><li>Mechanical Disorders of the Knee 62
<i>Dennis W. Boulware</i>
</li><li>Nerve Entrapment Disorders 70
<i>Kenneth K. Nakano</i>
</li><li>Temporomandibular Disorders 79
<i>M. Franklin Dolwick</i>
</li><li>Fibrosing Syndromes 86
<i>Wilmer L. Sibbitt, Jr., and Randy R. Sibbitt</i>
<b>PART III: SPECIFIC RHEUMATIC DISEASES: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT</b>
</li><li>Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Aspects 97
<i>James R. O'Dell</i>
</li><li>Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis) 116
<i>Robert W. Warren, Andrew P. Wilking, Maria D. Perez, Martha R. Curry, and Barry L. Myones</i>
</li><li>The Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies 127
<i>Dennis W. Boulware, Frank C. Arnett, Jr., John J. Cush, Peter E. Lipsky, Robert M. Bennett, Herman Mielants, Filip De Keyser, and Eric M. Veys</i>
</li><li>Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 164
<i>Michelle Petri</i>
</li><li>Systemic Sclerosis and Raynaud Syndrome 171
<i>Thomas A. Medsger, Jr.</i>
</li><li>Inflammatory Myopathies: Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Related Conditions 182
<i>Frederick W. Miller</i>
</li><li>Vasculitis 199
<i>Kenneth E. Sack</i>
</li><li>Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis 206
<i>Ramesh Kumar</i>
</li><li>Unclassified or Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease 213
<i>Graciela S. Alarcon</i>
</li><li>Rheumatic Fever, Sjoegren Syndrome, and Relapsing Polychondritis 220
<i>Yusuf Yazici and Allan Gibofsky</i>
</li><li>Fibromyalgia 226
<i>Graciela S. Alarcon</i>
</li><li>Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases 236
<i>Michael D. Lockshin</i>
<b>PART IV: OSTEOARTHRITIS AND METABOLIC BONE AND JOINT DISEASE</b>
</li><li>Osteoarthritis 245
<i>Carlos J. Lozada and Roy D. Altman</i>
</li><li>Gout and Crystal-Induced Synovitis 262
<i>Dennis W. Boulware, Michael A. Becker, and N. Lawrence Edwards</i>
</li><li>Osteopenic Bone Diseases 278
<i>Kenneth G. Saag, Sarah L. Morgan, and Bruce A. Julian</i>
</li><li>Osteonecrosis 296
<i>Kenneth A. Jaffe</i>
</li><li>Arthropathies Associated with Systemic Diseases 304
<i>Janet M. Kim</i>
<b>PART V: INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS</b>
</li><li>Bacterial Arthritis 315
<i>Arthur Kavanaugh</i>
</li><li>Arthritis Due to Mycobacteria, Fungi, and Parasites 321
<i>Maren Lawson Mahowald</i>
</li><li>Lyme Disease 342
<i>Stephanie Ann Call</i>
</li><li>Viral Arthritis 350
<i>Marta L. Cuellar and Luis R. Espinoza</i>
<b>PART VI: SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS</b>
</li><li>Techniques of Arthrocentesis and Injection Therapy 357
<i>Gerald F. Moore</i>
</li><li>Monitoring of Patients on Antirheumatic Therapy 368
<i>W. Winn Chatham</i>
</li></ol> Subject Index 381
</li><li>Evaluation of Patients with Rheumatic Disorders 3
<i>Gustavo R. Heudebert</i>
<b>PART II: SPORT-RELATED, OCCUPATIONAL, AND OTHER REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES</b>
</li><li>Cervical Spine Pain 11
<i>Joe G. Hardin and James T. Halla</i>
</li><li>Low Back Pain and Lumbar Stenosis 22
<i>J. D. Bartleson</i>
</li><li>The Painful Shoulder 43
<i>Dennis W. Boulware</i>
</li><li>Painful Feet 48
<i>Joseph J. Biundo and Perry J. Rush</i>
</li><li>Mechanical Disorders of the Knee 62
<i>Dennis W. Boulware</i>
</li><li>Nerve Entrapment Disorders 70
<i>Kenneth K. Nakano</i>
</li><li>Temporomandibular Disorders 79
<i>M. Franklin Dolwick</i>
</li><li>Fibrosing Syndromes 86
<i>Wilmer L. Sibbitt, Jr., and Randy R. Sibbitt</i>
<b>PART III: SPECIFIC RHEUMATIC DISEASES: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT</b>
</li><li>Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Aspects 97
<i>James R. O'Dell</i>
</li><li>Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis) 116
<i>Robert W. Warren, Andrew P. Wilking, Maria D. Perez, Martha R. Curry, and Barry L. Myones</i>
</li><li>The Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies 127
<i>Dennis W. Boulware, Frank C. Arnett, Jr., John J. Cush, Peter E. Lipsky, Robert M. Bennett, Herman Mielants, Filip De Keyser, and Eric M. Veys</i>
</li><li>Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 164
<i>Michelle Petri</i>
</li><li>Systemic Sclerosis and Raynaud Syndrome 171
<i>Thomas A. Medsger, Jr.</i>
</li><li>Inflammatory Myopathies: Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Related Conditions 182
<i>Frederick W. Miller</i>
</li><li>Vasculitis 199
<i>Kenneth E. Sack</i>
</li><li>Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis 206
<i>Ramesh Kumar</i>
</li><li>Unclassified or Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease 213
<i>Graciela S. Alarcon</i>
</li><li>Rheumatic Fever, Sjoegren Syndrome, and Relapsing Polychondritis 220
<i>Yusuf Yazici and Allan Gibofsky</i>
</li><li>Fibromyalgia 226
<i>Graciela S. Alarcon</i>
</li><li>Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases 236
<i>Michael D. Lockshin</i>
<b>PART IV: OSTEOARTHRITIS AND METABOLIC BONE AND JOINT DISEASE</b>
</li><li>Osteoarthritis 245
<i>Carlos J. Lozada and Roy D. Altman</i>
</li><li>Gout and Crystal-Induced Synovitis 262
<i>Dennis W. Boulware, Michael A. Becker, and N. Lawrence Edwards</i>
</li><li>Osteopenic Bone Diseases 278
<i>Kenneth G. Saag, Sarah L. Morgan, and Bruce A. Julian</i>
</li><li>Osteonecrosis 296
<i>Kenneth A. Jaffe</i>
</li><li>Arthropathies Associated with Systemic Diseases 304
<i>Janet M. Kim</i>
<b>PART V: INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS</b>
</li><li>Bacterial Arthritis 315
<i>Arthur Kavanaugh</i>
</li><li>Arthritis Due to Mycobacteria, Fungi, and Parasites 321
<i>Maren Lawson Mahowald</i>
</li><li>Lyme Disease 342
<i>Stephanie Ann Call</i>
</li><li>Viral Arthritis 350
<i>Marta L. Cuellar and Luis R. Espinoza</i>
<b>PART VI: SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS</b>
</li><li>Techniques of Arthrocentesis and Injection Therapy 357
<i>Gerald F. Moore</i>
</li><li>Monitoring of Patients on Antirheumatic Therapy 368
<i>W. Winn Chatham</i>
</li></ol> Subject Index 381