Illustrated Handbook of Rheumatic and Musculo-Skeletal Diseases [E-Book]

1. Clinical Examination of the musculoskeletal system -- 2. Laboratory and immunological tests in Rheumatology -- 3. Rheumatoid Arthritis -- 4. Sjg̲ren's syndrome -- 5. Psoriatic Arthritis -- 6. Ankylosing Spondylitis -- 7. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome -- 8. Scleroderma -- 9. Inflammatory Myopathies -- 10. Vasculitides -- Osteoarthritis -- 11. Crystal arthropathies -- 12. Gout -- 13. Pseudogout (Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease) -- 14. Hydroxyapatitie -- 15. Complex regional pain syndromes -- 16. Osteoporosis -- 17. Osteonecrosis -- 18. Miscellaneous conditions -- 19. Sarcoidosis -- 20. Relapsing polychondritis -- 21. DISH (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis -- 22. Adverse drug reactions in Rheumatology.

This book comprehensively reviews clinical aspects and features of rheumatic and musculo-skeletal diseases in an integrated and easy to read format. It enables the reader to become confident in identifying common and unusual disease symptoms and be able to apply a variety of diagnostic modalities and evaluate potential treatment options. Every disease covered has a variety of clinically relevant images detailing both typical and rare signs and symptoms. Each image is accompanied by a detailed description covering relevant epidemiological data, diagnostic modalities and treatment options. The Illustrated Handbook of Rheumatic and Musculo-Skeletal Diseases, 2ndEdition has been fully revised with new content and clinical photographs throughout each chapter. Rheumatologists seeking a comprehensive and clinically relevant guide for the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of rheumatic and allied diseases will find this book to be an essential resource in their daily clinical practice.