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Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases

  • A comprehensive guide to the rheumatic diseases

  • Offers medical students and physicians a concise description of the current science, diagnosis, clinical consequences, and principles of management

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (86 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
  2. Public Health and Arthritis: A Growing Imperative

    • Patience H. White, Rowland W. Chang
    Pages 1-5
  3. Evaluation of the Patient

    • David B. Robinson, Hani S. El-Gabalawy
    Pages 6-41
  4. Musculoskeletal Signs and Symptoms

    • H. Ralph Schumacher, Lan X. Chen
    Pages 42-93
  5. Molecular and Cellular Basis of Immunity and Immunological Diseases

    • Kevin Elias, Richard Siegel, John J. O’Shea
    Pages 94-107
  6. Genetics and Disease

    • James Kelley, Robert P. Kimberly
    Pages 108-113
  7. Rheumatoid Arthritis

    • Christopher V. Tehlirian, Joan M. Bathon
    Pages 114-141
  8. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    • Daniel J. Lovell
    Pages 142-169
  9. Psoriatic Arthritis

    • Dafna D. Gladman
    Pages 170-192
  10. Ankylosing Spondylitis

    • Désirée Van der Heijde
    Pages 193-216
  11. Reactive and Enteropathic Arthritis

    • Robert D. Inman
    Pages 217-223
  12. Osteoarthritis

    • Paul Dieppe
    Pages 224-240
  13. Gout

    • N. Lawrence Edwards
    Pages 241-262
  14. Infectious Disorders

    • George Ho Jr
    Pages 271-302
  15. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    • Jill P. Buyon
    Pages 303-338
  16. Antiphospholipid Syndrome

    • Michelle Petri
    Pages 339-342
  17. Systemic Sclerosis

    • Maureen D. Mayes
    Pages 343-362
  18. Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

    • Robert L. Wortmann
    Pages 363-380
  19. Metabolic Myopathies

    • Alan N. Baer
    Pages 381-388

About this book

One of the most prestigious, comprehensive texts on arthritis and related diseases, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, lupus and more than one hundred others.

Reviews

From the reviews of the thirteenth edition:

"... These chapters are as up-to-date as the latest journals ... Any physician who reads the book may feel no need for specialist referral, but rheumatologists will, in fact, feel more confident and assured as they offer their diagnoses and recommend treatment options ..." (G.E. Ehrlich, JAMA, March 2008)

"This primer is designed to provide the most up-to-date information on virtually every disease encountered by rheumatologists and others who treat patients with rheumatologic diseases. … The book is designed for anyone interested in learning in detail about rheumatology. From students to skilled rheumatologists, all will benefit from this reference." (Alfred H. Kim, Doody’s Review Services, January, 2009)

"A textbook divided into 44 parts, some with several chapters presenting a complete overview of rheumatology including juvenile arthritis. The description of each entity is divided into epidemiology, etiology including genetics, patho-physiology and clinic. There are many illustrations, tables and references. For students, interns, residents, practitioners and their teachers. The number of editions proves its popularity." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 6 (3), March, 2009)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, USA

    John H. Klippel, Patience H. White

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

    John H. Stone

  • Division of Rheumatology & Women’s Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

    Leslie J. Crofford

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases

  • Editors: John H. Klippel, John H. Stone, Leslie J. Crofford, Patience H. White

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68566-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-35664-8Published: 12 December 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-68566-3Published: 23 January 2008

  • Edition Number: 13

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 721

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Arthritis Foundation, 2001

  • Topics: Rheumatology, Orthopedics, Dermatology, Primary Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

Buy it now

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eBook USD 99.00
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  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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