Rheumatology

"Consistently lauded for its comprehensiveness and full-color color presentation, the latest edition of Rheumatology by Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH et al. continues the tradition of excellence of previous editions. Designed to meet the needs of the practicing clinician, it provides extensive, authoritative coverage of rheumatic disease from basic scientific principles to practical points of clinical management in a lucid, logical, user-friendly manner. Access the complete contents online - fully searchable with links to PubMed and CrossRef, outcome measurement tools, classification criteria, self assessment tools, and more."--Publisher's website.

Section 1: The Scientific Basis of Rheumatic Disease. Epidemiologic Concepts and Classification of Rheumatology ; Principles of Outcome Assessment ; The Worldwide Economic and Functional Impact of Rheumatic Disorders and Pharmaconomics ; Principles of Health Economics and Application to Rheumatic Disorders and Pharmaconomics ; The Musculoskeletal System and Joint Physiology ; Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Spine ; Biomechanics of Peripheral Joints ; The Synovium. -- Articular cartilage. Bone Structure and Function ; Molecular Biology. -- Signal Transduction. Genetic Factors in rheumatic disease ; Principles of adaptive immunity. -- Principles of Innate Immunity. Tissue Destruction and Repair ; Neuropeptides, Free Radicals and Inflammation. -- Scientific Basis of Pain. -- Pharmacogenomics. -- Section 2: Evaluation: Signs and Symptoms. History and Physical Examination ; Pattern Recognition Arthritis ; Laboratory Tests in Rheumatic Disorders ; Synovial Fluid Analysis ; Minimally Invasive Procedures ; Skin and Rheumatic Disease ; The Eye and Rheumatic disease ; The Heart in Rheumatic Disease ; The Lung in Rheumatic Disease ; Gastrointestinal Tract and Rheumatic Disease ; The Kidney a…