Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology

The field of rheumatology has undergone numerous exciting advances in recent years, especially the development of biological drugs with novel targets, made possible by rapid advances in the basic science of musculoskeletal diseases together with improved imaging techniques. This thoroughly revised fourth edition of the Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology reflects the changing face of the specialty and the many recent advances in the science, treatment, and understanding of rheumatic diseases.

The focus of this comprehensive reference work is the presentation and management of rheumatic conditions at all ages. Where relevant, treatment approaches are evidence-based and cross-referenced to national and international guidelines. Each clinical chapter provides up-to-date treatment advice illustrated with clinical vignettes as appropriate, and the authors consistently emphasize the overlap of rheumatology with other disciplines. With full colour illustrations throughout and a complementary online version, the Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology, Fourth Edition is an essential reference for all trainees and specialists in the field.

List of contents

• Section 1 Clinical presentations of rheumatic disease in different age groups


• 1: Lori Tucker: The child patient


• 2: Janet E. McDonagh: Young people and transitional care in rheumatology


• 3: Paul Thompson: The adult patient


• 4: Fraser Birrell: The elderly patient


• 5: Helen Foster: Principles of clinical examination in children


• 6: Lesley Kay: Principles of clinical examination in adults


• Section 2 Common clinical problems of rheumatic disease


• 7: Marc Lillicrap: Monoarticular disease


• 8: Andrew Keat: Oligoarticular disease


• 9: Ade Adebajo: Polyarticular disease


• 10: Raashid Luqmani: The systemically ill patient


• 11: Karl Gaffney: Spinal pain


• 12: Candy McCabe and Helen Cohen: Pain and Fatigue


• 13: Yuki Kimura: The limping child


• 14: Athimalaipet Ramanan: The systemically unwell child


• 15: Elspeth Wise: Primary care presentation


• Section 3 Clinical presentations: Views from different perspectives


• 16: Monika Oestensen: Obstetrics and pregnancy


• 17: Christopher Griffiths: The skin


• 18: Andrew Graham and Clare Galton: The nervous system


• 19: Gerry Coghlan: The cardiovascular system


• 20: The respiratory system


• 21: Gerhard Rogler: The gastrointestinal system


• 22: Rainer Straub: The neuroendocrine system


• 23: Clive Kelly: Malignancy


• 24: Miles Stanford: The eye


• 25: Mark Little: The kidney


• 26: Stanton Newman: Psychology


• Section 4 The impact of rheumatic disease


• 27: Deborah Symmons: Epidemiology of rheumatic diseases


• 28: Piet van Riel: Assessment of rheumatic disease


• 29: David L. Scott: Outcomes


• 30: Vibeke Strand: Design of clinical trials in rheumatology


• 31: Sonja Merkesdal and Wilfried Mau: Health economics


• 32: Tuulikki Sokka: Co-morbidities of rheumatic disease


• 33: Ross Wilkie: Social aspects (work)


• 34: David Isenberg and Angela Zink: Biologics registries


• 35: Kirsten Minden: Outcomes of paediatric rheumatic disease


• 36: Ciaran Duffy: Assessment of paediatric rheumatic disease


• Section 5 Genetics and environment


• 37: Anne Barton: Basics of genetics


• 38: Cyrus Cooper: Environment


• 39: Steffen Gay and Michel Neidhart: Epigenetics


• 40: Sebastien Viatte: Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis


• 41: Matthew Brown: Genetics of Spondyloarthropathies


• 42: Tim Vyse: Genetics of Connective tissue diseases


• 43: Wendy Thomson and Anne Hinks: Genetics of juvenile rheumatic disease


• 44: Alexander Macgregor: Genetics of osteoarthritis


• 45: John McBeth: Genetics of chronic musculoskeleta

  About the author

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Richard A. Watts, University of East Anglia and Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, UK, Philip G. Conaghan, University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK, Christopher Denton, University College London, UK, Helen Foster, Musculoskeletal Research Group, Newcastle University, Medical School, John Isaacs, University of Newcastle, , Ulf Müller-Ladner, Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen,

  
  
  

  Summary

  This fourth edition of the Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology provides a complete overview of all rheumatological and musculoskeletal problems, and is a comprehensive reference for all trainees and specialists in the field.

Product details

• Authors: Watts, Richard A. ( Watts
• Assisted by: Philip G. Conaghan (Editor), Conaghan Philip G. (Editor), Christopher Denton (Editor), Denton Christopher (Editor), Helen Foster (Editor), Foster Helen (Editor), John Isaacs (Editor), Isaacs John (Editor), Ulf Müller-Ladner (Editor), Richard A. Watts (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2018
• EAN: 9780198797326
• ISBN: 978-0-19-879732-6
• No. of pages: 1552
• Series: Oxford Textbook; Oxford Textbooks in Rheumatology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Orthopedics, MEDICAL / Rheumatology, MEDICAL / Genetics, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, Musculoskeletal medicine, Infectious & contagious diseases, Orthopaedics & fractures, Rheumatology, Medical Genetics, Infectious and contagious diseases, Surgical orthopaedics and fractures, MEDICAL / Surgery / Orthopedic