BookHani Almoallim, Mohamed Cheikh, editors.
Summary: This Open Access book presents practical approaches to managing patients affected by various rheumatological diseases, allowing readers to gain a better understanding of the various clinical expressions and problems experienced by these patients. Discussing rheumatology from an organ systems perspective, it highlights the importance of detailed musculoskeletal examinations when treating patients affected by rheumatological diseases. The book first explores the latest diagnostic approaches and offers key tips for accurate musculoskeletal examinations before addressing the various treatment modalities, with a particular focus on the most common joints involved in rheumatoid arthritis: the wrists and the metacarpophalangeal joints (2nd and 3rd). Featuring easy-to-understand flow diagrams and explaining the common medical problems associated with rheumatic disease, such as shortness of breath and anemia, it is not only a valuable resource to rheumatologists, but will also appeal to medical students, junior residents, and primary healthcare physicians.
Contents:
Part 1 Basics in Rheumatology
1 History-Taking Skills in Rheumatology
2 Approach to Musculoskeletal Examination
3 Laboratory Interpretation of Rheumatic Diseases
4 Pharmacotherapy in Systemic Rheumatic Diseases
5 Radiology in Rheumatology
Part 2 Diagnostic approach to common medical problems in patients with rheumatic diseases
6 Low Back Pain
7 Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases
8 Nervous system and rheumatology
9 Diagnostic Approach to Proximal Myopathy
10 Bones and Rheumatology
11 Fever and Rheumatology
12 Thrombosis in Rheuamtological Diseases
13 The Blood in Rheumatology
14 Renal System and Rheumatology
15 Skin Manifestations of Rheumatological Diseases
16 Cardiovascular Diseases and Rheumatology
17 Gestational Rheumatology
18 Perioperative Management of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
19 The Eye and Rheumatology
20 Vasculitis and Rheumatology
21 Diabetes and Rheumatology
22 Soft Tissue Rheumatic Disorders
23 Gastrointestinal System and Rheumatology
24 Pediatric Rheumatology
Part 3 Classification criteria and guidelines
25 Classification Criteria and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rheumatic Diseases.