Rheumatology and orthopaedics / Daniel Marsland, Sabrina Kapoor ; series editor, Daniel Horton-Szar
Imprint
Edinburgh : Mosby, 2010
Edition
2nd edition (Reprinted 2010)
Descript
xv, 299 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
CONTENT
Pt. I: The patient presents with -- Regional pain -- Widespread musculoskeletal pain -- An acute, hot swollen joint -- A child with a limp -- Deformity -- A limb swelling -- An incidental bone lesion on X-ray -- Altered sensation and weakness. -- Pt. II: Diseases and disorders -- Osteoarthritis -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Spondyloarthropathies -- Connective tissue diseases -- Metabolic bone disease -- Crystal arthropathies -- Paediatric joint disease -- Fractures -- Trauma -- Infection of bones and joints -- Fibromyalgia -- Surgical principles in the treatment of bone and joint disease -- Pre-and post-operative care -- Bone tumours/malignancy -- Disorders of the spine -- Sports injuries -- Peripheral nerve lesions -- Soft tissue disorders. -- Pt. III: History, examination, and common investigations -- Taking a history -- General principles of examining joints -- Examination of joints -- Writing up a medical clerking -- Investigations. -- Pt. IV: Self-assessment -- Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) -- Short-answer questions (SAQs) -- Extended-matching questions (EMQs) -- MCQ answers -- SAQ answers -- EMQ answers