
Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology
Oxford University Press
Published on 23. April 2009
Book
Hardback
608 pages
978-0-19-922999-4 (ISBN)
Description
Rheumatology is an ever-changing specialty in which the amount of available information is growing daily and spread across a myriad of books, journals and websites. The Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology brings this information together in an easy-to-use format. This essential resource combines up-to-date, relevant, evidence-based information with the latest guidelines and the experience of senior consultants.
The book is designed such that each subject forms a self-contained topic in its own right, laid out across two or four pages to facilitate the key aim of rapid and easy access to information. This makes the information included simple to find, read and absorb, so that the book can be consulted in the clinic or ward setting for information on the optimum management of a particular condition.
Written by internationally renowned rheumatology consultants, with expert contributors for each section, this book is must-have resource for all rheumatologists and an excellent reference for all doctors.
The book is designed such that each subject forms a self-contained topic in its own right, laid out across two or four pages to facilitate the key aim of rapid and easy access to information. This makes the information included simple to find, read and absorb, so that the book can be consulted in the clinic or ward setting for information on the optimum management of a particular condition.
Written by internationally renowned rheumatology consultants, with expert contributors for each section, this book is must-have resource for all rheumatologists and an excellent reference for all doctors.
Reviews / Votes
If you had to buy one Rheumatology text book, I can assure you that this would be the one you might want to get. * Dr Jeremy Sager * This is a comprehensive, well written and easy to follow reference book... I would recommend this book to anyone as essential for all staff. * British Health Professionals in Rheumatology * If you are managing rheumatology problems, this is an extremely useful book to have on your shelf; if you are presented with a clinical conundrum and require more detail, this is the ideal book to refer to because both common and rare conditions are comprehensively covered. This book is strongly recommended * Dr Hedley Berry, Consultant Rheumatologist, London, International Musculoskeletal Medicine 31.4 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
50 black and white line drawings, 50 black and white photographs and an 8 page plate section
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-922999-4 (9780199229994)
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E-Book
04/2009
1st Edition
Oxford University Press
€640.73
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Persons
Editor
Consultant Rheumatologist, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK and Senior Lecturer School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Consultant Rheumatologist, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK
Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of Cambridge, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Consultant Rheumatologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
Content
1. Clinical assessment of rheumatological disease ; 2. Investigation of rheumatic disease ; 3. Organ involvement in rheumatological disease ; 4. Rheumatological procedures ; 5. Regional musculoskeletal anatomy and conditions ; 6. Rheumatoid arthritis ; 7. Sponyloarthopathies ; 8. Autoimmune connective tissue diseases ; 9. Vasculitis ; 10. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ; 11. Pregnancy and the rheumatic disease ; 12. Osetoarthritis and related disorders ; 13. Crystal arthritis ; 14. Bone disease ; 15. Collagen disorders ; 16. Musculoskeletal infection ; 17. Chronic pain ; 18. Miscellaneous ; 19. DMARDS and immunosuppressive drugs