Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780323641869 |
| eText ISBN | 9780323640817 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publishing Year | 2021 |
| Edition | 4th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 784 |
Rheumatology Secrets, 4th Edition, provides an accessible clinical reference published by Elsevier for rapid consultation and exam preparation.
The volume covers basic immunology, musculoskeletal anatomy, disease manifestations, and clinical management strategies for common and uncommon rheumatic conditions. It addresses diagnostic evaluations such as synovial fluid analysis alongside systemic connective tissue diseases, vasculitides, and seronegative spondyloarthropathies.
Structured in a question-and-answer format, the text incorporates Key Points boxes, bulleted lists, and practical pearls from specialty leaders. This portable guide serves medical students, residents, physician assistant students, and nurse practitioner students preparing for clinical practice and board examinations.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Classification and Health Impact of the Rheumatic Diseases
Chapter 2: Top 100+ Rheumatology Secrets
Chapter 3: Anatomy and Physiology of the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 4: Overview of the Immune Response, Inflammation, and Autoimmunity
Chapter 5: History and Physical Examination
Chapter 6: Laboratory Evaluation
Chapter 7: Arthrocentesis and Synovial Fluid Analysis
Chapter 8: Radiographic and Imaging Modalities
Chapter 9: Synovial Biopsies
Chapter 10: Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies
Chapter 11: Approach for Patients with Monoarticular Arthritis Symptoms
Chapter 12: Approach for Patients with Polyarticular Arthritis Symptoms
Chapter 13: Approach to the Patient with Neuromuscular Symptoms
Chapter 14: Perioperative Management of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Chapter 15: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chapter 16: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Chapter 17: Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus
Chapter 18: Systemic Sclerosis
Chapter 19: Scleroderma Mimics
Chapter 20: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Chapter 21: Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Overlap Syndromes, and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease
Chapter 22: Sjögren’s Syndrome
Chapter 23: Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Chapter 24: Adult-Onset Still’s Disease
Chapter 25: Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Chapter 26: Approach for Patients with Suspected Vasculitis
Chapter 27: Large-Vessel Vasculitis: Giant Cell Arteritis, Takayasu Arteries, and Aortitis
Chapter 28: Medium-Vessel Vasculitides: Polyarteritis Nodosa, Thromboangiitis Obliterans, and Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System
Chapter 29: Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Chapter 30: Immune-Complex-Mediated Small-Vessel Vasculitides
Chapter 31: Cryoglobulinemia
Chapter 32: Behçet’s Disease and Cogan’s Syndrome
Chapter 33: Relapsing Polychondritis
Chapter 34: Ankylosing Spondylitis
Chapter 35: Rheumatic Manifestations of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Diseases
Chapter 36: Reactive Arthritis
Chapter 37: Arthritis Associated with Psoriasis and Other Skin Diseases
Chapter 38: Bacterial Septic Arthritis, Bursitis, and Osteomyelitis
Chapter 39: Lyme Disease
Chapter 40: Mycobacterial and Fungal Joint and Bone Diseases
Chapter 41: Viral Arthritides
Chapter 42: HIV-Associated Rheumatic Syndromes
Chapter 43: Whipple’s Disease
Chapter 44: Acute Rheumatic Fever and Poststreptococcal Arthritis
Chapter 45: Gout
Chapter 46: Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
Chapter 47: Basic Calcium Phosphate and Other Crystalline Disease
Chapter 48: Endocrine-Associated Arthropathies
Chapter 49: Arthropathies Associated with Hematologic Diseases
Chapter 50: Malignancy-Associated Rheumatic Disorders
Chapter 51: Osteoarthritis
Chapter 52: Metabolic Bone Disease
Chapter 53: Paget’s Disease of Bone
Chapter 54: Osteonecrosis
Chapter 55: Heritable Connective Tissue Disease
Chapter 56: Inborn Errors of Metabolism Affecting Connective Tissue
Chapter 57: Storage and Deposition Diseases
Chapter 58: Rheumatologic Manifestations of the Primary Immunodeficiency Syndromes
Chapter 59: Bone and Joint Dysplasias
Chapter 60: Approach for the Patient with Neck and Low Back Pain
Chapter 61: Fibromyalgia
Chapter 62: Regional Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 63: Sports Medicine and Occupational Injuries
Chapter 64: Entrapment Neuropathies
Chapter 65: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Chapter 66: Benign and Malignant Tumors of Joints and Synovium
Chapter 67: Common Bony Lesions: Radiographic Features
Chapter 68: Approach to the Child with Joint Pain
Chapter 69: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Chapter 70: Juvenile Systemic Connective Tissue Diseases
Chapter 71: Kawasaki Disease
Chapter 72: Metabolic and Other Genetic Myopathies
Chapter 73: Amyloidosis
Chapter 74: Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Chapter 75: Autoimmune Eye and Ear Disorders
Chapter 76: Rheumatic Syndromes Associated with Sarcoidosis
Chapter 77: Rheumatic Disorders in Patients on Dialysis
Chapter 78: Rheumatic Disease and the Pregnant Patient
Chapter 79: Familial Autoinflammatory Syndromes
Chapter 80: Odds and Ends
Chapter 81: Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
Chapter 82: Glucocorticoids—Systemic and Injectable
Chapter 83: Systemic Antirheumatic Drugs
Chapter 84: Immunosuppressive, Target-Specific, and Immunoregulatory Agents
Chapter 85: Biologic Agents
Chapter 86: Hypouricemic Agents and Colchicine
Chapter 87: Bone-Strengthening Agents
Chapter 88: Rehabilitative Techniques
Chapter 89: Surgical Treatment and Rheumatic Diseases
Chapter 90: Disability
Chapter 91: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Chapter 92: History, Arts, and Rheumatic Diseases
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