Diagnosis and Therapy
Fifth Edition
by Stephen A. Paget
Manual of Rheumatology and Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders provides fast and accurate facts on the management of rheumatology and non-surgical orthopedic problems.
Features:
- Detailed coverage takes you from the principles of diagnosis and treatment to strategies for managing specific rheumatologic and orthopedic problems.
- Concise, treatment-oriented presentation provides the practical perspectives you need to make effective, balanced, and safe clinical decisions.
- Expert contributions from rheumatologists and orthopedists involved in patient care improve your diagnostic accuracy and optimize your therapeutic choices.
- New material on pain management guides your choice of analgesics, including facts on commonly used drugs, their applications, and cautions.
- The latest graded evidence for treament regimens lets you base appropriate therapy on current research findings.
- New information on genomics, proteinomics, and the use of microassays familiarizes you with recent advances and new techniques.
- Time-saving bulleted lists throughout the book speed access to essential information for acute care situations.
Contents
Musculoskeletal Database
- Musculoskeletal History and Physical Examination
- Thinking Like a Rheumatologist
- Immunology for the Primary Care Physician
- Rheumatologic Laboratory Tests
- Immunogenetic Aspects of Rheumatic Diseases
- Bone, Connective Tissue, Joint and Vascular Biology, and Pathology
- Diagnostic Imaging Techniques
- Arthrocentesis, Intra-articular Injection, and Synovial Fluid Analysis
- Measuring Clinical Outcomes in Rheumatic Disease
- Ethical and Legal Considerations
- Patient Education
- Psychosocial Aspects of the Rheumatic Diseases
The Stat Rheumatology and Orthopedic Consultation: Your Guide to Acute Care
- Acute Management of Musculoskeletal and Autoimmune Diseases
Clinical Presentations
- Monoarthritis/Polyarthritis: Differential Diagnosis
- Muscle Pain and Weakness
- Rash and Arthritis
- Raynaud's Phenomenon
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Ophthalmic Diseases
- Neck Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Shoulder Pain
- Elbow Pain
- Hip Pain
- Knee Pain
- Ankle and Foot Pain
- Sports Injuries
- The Female Athlete
- Bursitis and Tendinitis
Diagnosis and Therapy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Inclusion Body Myositis
- Sjögren's Syndrome
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Syndromes
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
- Childhood Rheumatic Diseases
- The Vasculitides
- Pregnancy and Connective Tissue Disorders
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Reactive Arthritis
- Gout
- Pseudogout (Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Arthropathy)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Infectious Arthritis
- Lyme Disease
- Osteomyelitis
- Rheumatic Fever
- Whipple's Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's Disease of Bone
- Endocrine Arthropathies
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain
- Paraneoplastic Musculoskeletal Syndromes and Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy
- Miscellaneous Diseases with Rheumatic Manifestations
Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice
- Prosthetic Joint Replacement
- Perioperative Care of the Patient with Rheumatic Disease
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy: Therapist's Management of Rheumatologic Disorders of the Hand
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Formulary
Appendices
- American College of Rheumatology Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of Rheumatic Diseases
- Neurologic Dermatomes
- Functional Outcome Instruments
- Myositis Functional Assessment
- Normal Laboratory Values
- Basic Rheumatology Library and Information Web Sites
Index
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