Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases [Paperback]

This is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive texts on arthritis and related diseases, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, lupus and more than one hundred others. It offers medical students and physicians a concise description of the current science, diagnosis, clinical consequences, and principles of management. New and expanded chapters heighten the translational nature of this edition. Students, trainees, and practicing clinicians all need a standard textbook that can change with the times and reflect recent strides taken in understanding and treating rheumatic disease. The Primer fills that need.

This is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive texts on arthritis and related diseases. It offers medical students and physicians a concise description of the current science, diagnosis, clinical consequences, and principles of management.

One of the most prestigious, comprehensive texts on arthritis and related diseases, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, lupus and more than one hundred others.

Public Health and Arthritis: A Growing Imperative (Patience H. White and Rowland W. Chang).-Evaluation of the Patient; A. History and Physical Examination (David B. Robinson and Hani S. El-Gabalawy); B. Laboratory Assessment (Kerstin Morehead); C. Arthrocentesis, Synovial Fluid Analysis, and Synovial Biopsy (Kenneth H. Fye); D. Imaging of Rheumatologic Diseases (William W. Scott, Jr., William J. Didie, and Laura M. Fayad).- Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders; A. Monarticular Joint Disease (H. Ralph Schumacher and Lan X. Chen); B. Polyarticular Joint Disease (Sterling West); C. Neck and Back Pain (David Borenstein); D. Regional Rheumatic Pain Syndromes (Joseph J. Biundo, Jr.); E. The Fibromyalgia Syndrome (Dina Dadabhoy and Daniel J. Clauw).- Molecular and Cellular Basis of Immunity and Immunological Diseases (Kevin Elias, Richard Siegel, and Johnl3‡