Klippel J.H., Stone J.H., Crofford L.J., White P.H. (eds.) Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases

13th edition. — Springer, 2008. — 739 p. — ISBN: 978-0-387-35664-8.This is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive texts on arthritis and related diseases, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, lupus and more than one hundred others. It offers medical students and physicians a concise description of the current science, diagnosis, clinical consequences, and principles of management. New and expanded chapters heighten the translational nature of this edition. Students, trainees, and practicing clinicians all need a standard textbook that can change with the times and reflect recent strides taken in understanding and treating rheumatic disease. The Primer fills that need.Public Health and Arthritis: A Growing Imperative
Evaluation of the Patient
Musculoskeletal Signs and Symptoms
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Immunity and Immunological Diseases
Genetics and Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Reactive and Enteropathic Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Gout
Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate, Hydroxyapatite, and Miscellaneous Crystals
Infectious Disorders
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Systemic Sclerosis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Metabolic Myopathies
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Vasculitides
Relapsing Polychondritis
Adult-Onset Still’s Disease
Periodic Syndromes
Less Common Arthropathies
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Sarcoidosis
Storage and Deposition Diseases
The Amyloidoses
Neoplasms of the Joint
Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue
Bone and Joint Dysplasias
Osteonecrosis
Paget’s Disease of Bone
Osteoporosis
Rehabilitation of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Psychosocial Factors in Arthritis
Self-Management Strategies*
Pain Management
Therapeutic Injections of Joints and Soft Tissues
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Glucocorticoids
Operative Treatment of Arthritis
Complementary and Alternative Therapies