This rheumatology text contains over 200 picture tests on diagnosis, management, techniques, procedures and instrumentation. Detailed answers are given at the back of the book along with a comprehensive index. Aspects of pharmacology, anaesthesia, neurology and psychology are also covered.

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 ofdetailed 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.

This work contains case histories illustrated with photographs and investigations, to cover the most important common rheumatological conditions. Some of the areas covered include: bilateral sclerosis, lupus, osteoarthritis, gout, Behcet's disease and Paget's disease.

An ideal quick reference for primary care providers, specialists, and trainees, this accessible resource offers up-to-date assessment and management solutions for the entire range of rheumatologic diseases.

This practical study guide illustrates a variety of different scenarios of rheumatic disease in succinct question and answer format. It contains 120 complex cases with potentially unusual diagnoses designed to stimulate thought and further reading in this rapidly evolving specialty. The questions demonstrate both common and uncommon rheumatologic conditions that may be encountered on ward rounds or in clinic by using radiographs, pictures, and skin findings. Each case is based on a real-life diagnostic situation encountered by the author from his two decades of experience working in a busy consultative practice.Self Assessment in Rheumatology: An Essential Q & A Study Guide, Second Edition is an essential resource for students, postgraduate fellows, internists, and practicing physicians eager to learn more about rheumatology, test their fund of knowledge, or prepare for board examinations.

Rheumatology is concerned with the study of diseases which affect the locomotor system. These include: arthritis, soft tissue bone disease and conditions of soft tissue and bone. All of these may be a consequence of degenerative or inflammatory disease. This book provides a series of case histories, illustrated with photographs and investigations, to cover the most important and common rheumatological conditions. Each case history is followed by a series of questions, with the answers on the following page.