Rheumatology in Practice

The Importance of Rheumatic Diseases.- Pain, Disease and Suffering an Integrated Perspective.- The Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System Sources of Pain.- Diagnostic Strategy the Main Syndromes in Rheumatology.- The Standard Enquiry in Rheumatology.- The General Clinical Examination.- Regional Syndromes Neck pain.- Regional Syndromes The Painful Shoulder.- Regional Syndromes The Elbow And Forearm.- Regional Syndromes the Wrist and Hand.- Regional Syndromes Low Back Pain.- Regional Syndromes The Hip.- Regional Syndromes The Knee.- Regional Syndromes the Foot and Ankle.- Generalized Pain Syndrome Fibromyalgia.- Osteoarthritis.- Inflammatory Arthritides Diagnostic Strategies.- Monoarthritis.- Chronic, Additive, Symmetrical, Peripheral Polyarthritis.- Chronic, Asymmetrical Oligo- Or Polyarthritis.- Chronic Proximal Oligoarthritis.- Arthritis of the Shoulder and Pelvic Girdles Polymyalgia Rheumatica.- Acute Oligo- or Polyarthritis Febrile Arthritis Arthritis with Mucocutaneous Manifestations.- Inflammatory Low Back Pain.- Systemic Syndromes Connective Tissue Diseases Vasculitis Raynaud's Phenomenon.- Osteoporotic Syndrome Osteoporosis.- Bone Syndrome Bone Diseases.- Rheumatic Symptoms in Children and Adolescents.- Treating Rheumatic Diseases.- Drugs Commonly Used in Rheumatic Diseases.

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.

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)

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)