Clunie Gavin, Wilkinson Nick, Nikiphorou Elena, Jadon Deepak (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology

4th edition. — Oxford University Press, 2018. — 832 p.The Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology, 4th edition has been fully reviewed and updated to make it into an invaluable guide for students, trainees, consultant rheumatologists, and everyone caring for patients with musculoskeletal disease. With the addition of a paediatric rheumatologist to the editor team, this new edition is a fully functional rheumatology handbook for patients from childhood to adulthood. Practically structured, the handbook focuses first on presenting symptoms and then considers key diseases, emergencies, and rare diseases in detail. There is a comprehensive and updated account of assessment, guidelines, and treatment options. The text has been condensed with bullet points and summary boxes so the reader can focus on the essential information. To aid understanding over half of the images have been updated and the colour plate section has been expanded.Taking a clinical, evidence-based approach, written by experts, and presented in a clear, practical, bullet-point style for rapid reference, this handbook will be your constant companion and a joy to use.The presentation of rheumatic disease
Evaluating rheumatological and musculoskeletal (MSK) symptoms
Musculoskeletal (MSK) assessment and patterns of disease: making a working diagnosis
Regional Musculoskeletal Symptoms: making a working diagnosis
The spectrum of disorders associated with adult rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
The clinical features and management of rheumatic disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Crystal-induced musculoskeletal disease
The spondyloarthritides (SpAs) including psoriatic arthritis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
Sjogren's syndrome
Systemic sclerosis (SScl) and related disorders
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies including polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Primary vasculitides
Metabolic bone diseases
Infection and rheumatic disease
Rare autoinflammatory and miscellaneous diseases
Hereditary disorders of connective tissue (HDCT)
Common upper limb musculoskeletal lesions
Spinal disorders and back pain
Chronic pain syndromes
Medicine management and emergencies
Drugs used in rheumatology practice
Glucocorticoid injection therapy
Rheumatological emergencies