'The Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology, Second Edition' Covers Soft-Tissue Rheumatology, Backpain, Degenerative Diseases and All the More Common and Rare Autoimmune Diseases.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54078) has announced the addition of Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology, Second Edition to their offering.

* Contains concise practical guidelines and advice on the management of musculoskeletal problems

* Provides a framework for approaching a patient as well as more detailed information on specific diseases

* Takes an evidence based approach using the latest research

* Written with an international audience in mind, incorporating UK, European, and US disease criteria where possible

New to this edition

* Includes the latest NICE guidelines and new chapters on an expanded number of conditions, rheumatic emergencies, drugs, chronic widespread pain and complementary medicine

* Covers the latest biologic therapies used in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis and connective tissue diseases 

* Greater emphasis on paediatric advice and management of the adolescent

The Handbook of Rheumatology is a unique, pocket guide which emphasizes the clinical evidence-based approach to Rheumatology. Based on the content of the Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology, it provides practical guidelines to the management and diagnosis of patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal disease. This new edition has been extensively updated and revised throughout to include the latest NICE guidelines and new chapters on rheumatic emergencies, drugs, chronic widespread pain, shoulder/neck pain and complementary medicine. It includes information on an expanded number of conditions and the new biologic therapies used in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis and connective tissue diseases. There is also greater emphasis on paediatric advice and management of the adolescent.

The first section serves as a pragmatic guide to making a diagnosis given the characteristic way patients present with symptoms: what signs to look for; how to separate good reliable information from less valid information; how to investigate pragmatically and efficiently and finally how to manage. Useful information on the occurrence of rheumatic disease associated with other diseases is included.

Written with an international audience in mind, incorporating UK, European, and US disease criteria where possible, the second section gives a run down of the main conditions seen by Rheumatologists. It covers soft-tissue rheumatology, backpain, degenerative diseases and all the more common and rare autoimmune diseases.

Taking an evidence-based approach, this handbook emphasizes the clinical approach to rheumatic disease and is an essential guide for anyone who deals with patients with musculoskeletal disease.

Readership: Rheumatology trainees (PRHOs, F1s, F2s and SPRs) and consultants. Orthopaedic surgeons and GPs with a special interest in musculoskeletal disease and musculoskeletal medicine. Specialist nurse practitioners; clinical medical students and all those who want a compact but thorough guide to musculoskeletal disease.

Authors, editors, and contributors

* Alan Hakim, Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London,

* Gavin Clunie, Consultant Rheumatologist, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, and

* Inam Haq, Senior Lecturer in Medical Education and Rheumatology, Brighton and Sussex Medical School 

Content Outline:

Section I: The presentation of rheumatic disease

 1.1. Evaluating musculoskeletal pain
 1.2. Regional musculoskeletal conditions: making a working diagnosis
 1.3. Patterns of disease presentation: making a working diagnosis
 1.4. The spectrum of presentation of rheumatic disease

Section II: The clinical features and management of the rheumatic
 disease

 2.1. Rheumatoid arthritis
 2.2. Osteoarthritis (OA)
 2.3. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
 2.4. The Spondylarthropathies
 2.5. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
 2.6. The antiphospholipid (antibody) syndrome
 2.7. Sjogrens syndrome
 2.8. Scleroderma and related disorders
 2.9. Polymyositis (PM) and Dermatomyositis (DM)
 2.10. Primary vasculitides
 2.11. The crystal arthropathies
 2.12. Metabolic bone diseases
 2.13. Infection and inflammatory rheumatic disease
 2.14. Miscellaneous conditions

Appendix I: Abbreviations and acronyms
Appendix II: Useful contacts
Index

Reviews:

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

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