This is a practical resource on the management of rheumatologic disorders. It offers details of symptoms, physical examinations, imaging studies, tests, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and therapy related to rheumatology. A team of authorities offer a multidisciplinary approach to the field.
PART I GENERAL APPROACH TO MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS Chapter 1 The Primary Care Physician and the Specialist: Guidelines for Referral Chapter 2 The Initial Evaluation: An Approach to Rapid Diagnosis Chapter 3 A Guide to Efficient Physical Examination and Diagnosis of the Musculoskeletal System Chapter 4 Appropriate Imaging for Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue Chapter 5 Laboratory Testing for Musculoskeletal Diseases Chapter 6 Aspiration and Injection of Joints and Soft Tissue Chapter 7 Pain Its Origins, Consequences, and Management Chapter 8 Helping Patients Learn to Live with Arthritis Chapter 9 Drugs that Relieve Pain and Inflammation Chapter 10 Physical Modalities in Management of Pain and Inflammation Chapter 11 Record Keeping for Rheumatic Diseases Chapter 12 Special Problems of Musculoskeletal Disease in the Elderly Patient Chapter 13 The Child with Joint, Limb, or Back Pain Chapter 14 Rheumatic Diseases and the Pregnant Woman Chapter 15 Overuse Injury Chapter 16 Trauma Its Management by the Primary Care Physician and the Orthopaedic Surgeon Chapter 17 The Skin and Musculoskeletal Diseases
PART II APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN Chapter 18 Differential Diagnosis of Soft Tissue and Joint Pain Chapter 19 Low Back Pain Chapter 20 Neck Pain Chapter 21 The Painful Foot and Ankle: Viewpoints from Orthopaedics and Podiatry Chapter 22 Pain in the Jaw Joint: Diagnosis and Treatment Chapter 23 Hand and Wrist Pain Chapter 24 Musculoskeletal Pain and Emotional Disorders
PART III RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SPECIFIC RHEUMATOLOGIC PROBLEMS Chapter 25 Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lyme Disease Chapter 26 Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies Chapter 27 Systeemic Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic Vasculitis Chapter 28 Scleroderma Chapter 29 Inflammatory and Noninflammatory Myopathies: Clinicopathologic Features and Treatment Chapter 30 Crystal Arthritis Chapter 31 Osteoarthritis of the Extremities Chapter 32 Osteoarthritis of the Spine Chapter 33 A. Infections of the Joints B. Infections of the Spine Chapter 34 Heeritable Diseases Affecting the Immune and Musculoskeletal Systems Chapter 35 Osteoporosis APPENDIX 1. Glossary of Terms Used by Rheumatologists, Psychiatrists, Hand Surgeons, and Orthopaedic Surgeons ICD-9 Codes for Diagnosis in Rheumatic Diseases
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