Author | Barry, Maurice. author |
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Title | Clinical Practice in Rheumatology [electronic resource] / by Maurice Barry |
Imprint | London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2003 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-430-2 |
Descript | XIV, 110 p. 14 illus. online resource |
1 History Taking -- New Patients -- Extra-articular Symptom Review (Dr K OโRourke) -- 2 Locomotor Examination (Dr S A Ramakrishnan) -- Range of Movement (ROM) -- 3 Common New Presentations -- 4 Clinic Checklist -- 5 Common Operational Issues -- 6 Imaging Guidelines -- When to Order Plain Radiographs -- 7 Indices, Instruments, Questionnaires -- 8 How to Manage Patients -- General Guidelines -- The Power of Reassurance -- Psychosocial Aspects of Rheumatology -- Complementary Treatments -- Analgesics -- Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) -- Disease-modifying Drugs (DMARDs) -- Newer Agents in Inflammatory Arthritis -- Joint Injections -- Role of Health Professionals -- Rheumatological Disorders -- 9 Soft Tissue Problems -- 10 Osteoarthritis -- 11 Rheumatoid Arthritis -- 12 Seronegative Spondylarthropathy -- 13 Connective Tissue Diseases (CTD) -- 14 Infection and Arthritis (Dr S A Ramakrishnan) -- 15 Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases -- 16 Inheritance and Rheumatic Diseases -- 17 Crystal Arthritis -- 18 Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) -- 19 Osteoporosis -- 20 Pagetโs Disease -- 21 Osteomalacia -- 22 Uncommon Rheumatological Conditions (Dr S A Ramakrishnan) -- Further Reading -- Useful Websites