The Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology, 5th edition has been fully reviewed and updated throughout to ensure it continues to be an invaluable guide for students, trainees, consultant rheumatologists, and everyone caring for patients with musculoskeletal disease. This new edition is a fully functional rheumatology handbook for patients from childhood to adulthood.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised with updated guidelines on disease management, referencing European,USA and UK guidelines. It includes expanded sections on drug therapeutics and a focus on 'new mode of action' drugs across the spectrum of Rheumatological Conditions. And now with more detailed indexing and cross-referencing, this edition continues to build on the strengths of the previous editions, while remaining up-to-date, accessible, and useful for the busy clinician.
Practically structured, the handbook focuses first on presenting symptoms and then considers key diseases, emergencies, and rare diseases in detail. There is a comprehensive and updated account of assessment, guidelines, and treatment options. Taking a clinical, evidence-based approach, written by experts, and presented in a clear, practical, bullet-point style for rapid reference, this handbook will be your constant companion and a joy to use.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised with updated guidelines on disease management, referencing European,USA and UK guidelines. It includes expanded sections on drug therapeutics and a focus on 'new mode of action' drugs across the spectrum of Rheumatological Conditions. And now with more detailed indexing and cross-referencing, this edition continues to build on the strengths of the previous editions, while remaining up-to-date, accessible, and useful for the busy clinician.
Practically structured, the handbook focuses first on presenting symptoms and then considers key diseases, emergencies, and rare diseases in detail. There is a comprehensive and updated account of assessment, guidelines, and treatment options. Taking a clinical, evidence-based approach, written by experts, and presented in a clear, practical, bullet-point style for rapid reference, this handbook will be your constant companion and a joy to use.
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Part I: The presentation of rheumatic disease 1: Evaluating rheumatological and musculoskeletal symptoms 2: Musculoskeletal assessment and patterns of disease: making a working diagnosis 3: Regional musculoskeletal symptoms: making a working diagnosis 4: The spectrum of disorders associated with adult rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases Part II: The clinical features and management of rheumatic diseases 5: Rheumatoid arthritis 6: Osteoarthritis 7: Crystal-induced musculoskeletal disease 8: The spondyloarthritides including psoriatic arthritis 9: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis 10: Systemic lupus erythematosus 11: Antiphospholipid syndrome 12: Sjögren's syndrome 13: Systemic sclerosis and related disorders 14: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies including polymyositis and dermatomyositis 15: Primary vasculitides 16: Metabolic bone diseases 17: Infection and rheumatic disease 18: Rare autoinflammatory and miscellaneous diseases 19: Hereditary disorders of connective tissue 20: Common upper limb musculoskeletal lesions 21: Spinal disorders and back pain 22: Chronic pain syndromes Part III: Medicine management and emergencies 23: Drugs used in rheumatology practice 24: Glucocorticoid injection therapy 25: Rheumatological emergencies
