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Rheumatology in Practice

  • Uses an evidence-based approach with emphasis on diagnostic skills. This provides the trainee with the skills and diagnostic tools needed to cope with any clinical problem he or she is likely to encounter.
  • Both authors are internationally known and respected giving the book credibility amongst its intended audience and offers opportunities for the book to be adopted at institutions and on reading lists particularly in Europe
  • Use of question and answer format and consistently challenging questions throughout the text, encouraging the reader to learn and reinforce the basic principles of diagnostic skills.
  • Full colour illustrations of the clinical examination and highlighted and boxed key points, making the text more reader friendly, thus encouraging the retention of principles and key points in diagnosis and treatment

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Chronic, Asymmetrical Oligo- Or Polyarthritis

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 201-209
  2. Chronic Proximal Oligoarthritis

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 211-219
  3. Arthritis of the Shoulder and Pelvic Girdles Polymyalgia Rheumatica

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 221-229
  4. Acute Oligo- or Polyarthritis Febrile Arthritis Arthritis with Mucocutaneous Manifestations

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 231-239
  5. Inflammatory Low Back Pain

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 241-249
  6. Systemic Syndromes Connective Tissue Diseases Vasculitis Raynaud’s Phenomenon

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 251-258
  7. Osteoporotic Syndrome Osteoporosis

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 261-269
  8. Bone Syndrome Bone Diseases

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 271-279
  9. Rheumatic Symptoms in Children and Adolescents

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 281-289
  10. Treating Rheumatic Diseases

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 291-299
  11. Drugs Commonly Used in Rheumatic Diseases

    • José António Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf
    Pages 301-309
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 31.1-31.16

About this book

Rheumatology in Practice offers chapters which are organised and built around anatomical and regional syndromes, so reinforcing the evidence-based approach. As readers progress through the text they are given more demanding and challenging questions, encouraging them to use their diagnostic skills to identify the main syndromes and the underlying diseases responsible for the disorders in question. The text is lavishly illustrated in full colour, with detailed photos of patient examinations, complemented by radiographs and full colour line illustrations. The text also benefits from the use of summaries using coloured boxing to identify key points in diagnosis and management. Written by two of the most respected clinicians in the discipline, this book will be essential reading for rheumatologists in practice and training.

Reviews

From the reviews: “Organized by joint examination and by specific rheumatic diseases, this book teaches the physical examination skills needed to evaluate all the major joints of the body. It is logically organized with wonderful illustrations. … The book is appropriate for medical students to attendings. … This is one of the best books I have read on teaching joint examination. I will use it in my clinic and to teach medical students.” (Rebecca R. Brinker, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2010)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Hospitais da Universidade, Reumatologia, Coimbra, Portugal

    Jose Antonio Pereira da Silva

  • Dept. Rheumatology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, United Kingdom

    Anthony D. Woolf

About the authors

Professor Jose Antonio da Silva MD, PhD: Professor of Rheumatology, University of Coimbra, Portugual; Editor of Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa (1998-2002). Prof da Silva is currently a member of the Editorial board of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology and Clinical Rheumatology and chairman of the EULAR Standing Committee for Education and Training. He is also former president of EULAR.

Professor Anthony D Woolf, BSc, MB BS, FRCP: Consultant Rheumatologist, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK. Prof Woolf is also President at UEMS Section of Rheumatology and European Board of Rheumatology and a member of the Bone & Joint Decade Education Task Force.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rheumatology in Practice

  • Authors: Jose Antonio Pereira da Silva, Anthony D. Woolf

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-581-9

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-84882-580-2Published: 12 January 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-7143-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-84882-581-9Published: 19 January 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 516

  • Topics: Rheumatology, Internal Medicine

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eBook USD 89.00
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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