Description
Book SynopsisThis updated edition of the Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology builds on the strengths of the previous editions, providing detailed information on rheumatological diseases and conditions, including a new and improved section on paediatric rheumatology.
Trade ReviewThis book is very well written, clear and aimed at junior doctors ... Its clarity and conciseness are major strengths. * BMA reviewing panel, BMA Medical Book Awards 2019 *
This is an excellent handbook of rheumatology and although it is handbook sized, it packs a big punch. It is full of practical wisdom and advice and well suited to someone who deals with a significant number of rheumatology patients. * Dr Harry Brown, Glycosmedia *
Review from previous edition This is a comprehensive pocket size text that no self-respecting healthcare professional working in this field should be without. * Nursing Standard *
The book provides an outstanding review of all major topics relevant to rheumatology. It is definitely a book worth keeping close by for anyone training in rheumatology. * Amazon *
[The book] is a comprehensive and extremely practical guide and a valuable companion to any health professional working in rheumatology...[I] would highly recommend this pocket guide to both trainees and qualified practitioners with an interest in the speciality. * British Health Professionals in Rheumatology *
offers a welcome addition to the practitioner's library because of its handy, pocket-sized format... a practical, clinically-oriented guide that can be rapidly and easily consulted. * Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology *
Table of ContentsThe presentation of rheumatic disease 1: Evaluating rheumatological and musculoskeletal (MSK) symptoms 2: Musculoskeletal (MSK) 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 The clinical features and management of rheumatic disease 5: Rheumatoid arthritis 6: Osteoarthritis 7: Crystal-induced musculoskeletal disease 8: The spondyloarthritides (SpAs) including psoriatic arthritis 9: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) 10: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 11: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) 12: Sjögren's syndrome 13: Systemic sclerosis (SScl) 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 (HDCT) 20: Common upper limb musculoskeletal lesions 21: Spinal disorders and back pain 22: Chronic pain syndromes Medicine management and emergencies 23: Drugs used in rheumatology practice 24: Glucocorticoid injection therapy 25: Rheumatological emergencies
