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The Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology is a unique, concise guide which emphasizes the clinical evidence-based approach to Rheumatology. It provides practical guidelines for the management and diagnosis of patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal disease.

•Contains concise, practical guidelines and advice for the management of musculoskeletal problems
•Provides a framework for approaching a patient as well as more detailed information on specific diseases
•Takes an evidence-based approach using the latest research
•Written with an international audience in mind, incorporating UK, European, and US disease criteria where possible
•Includes the NICE guidelines and chapters on an expanded number of conditions, rheumatic emergencies, drugs, chronic widespread pain, and complementary medicine
•Covers the latest biologic therapies used in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis and connective tissue diseases
•Greater emphasis on paediatric advice and management of the adolescent

The first section serves as a pragmatic guide to making a diagnosis given the characteristic way patients present with symptoms: what signs to look for; how to separate good reliable information from less valid information; how to investigate pragmatically and efficiently; and finally how to manage. Useful information on the occurrence of rheumatic disease associated with other diseases is also included.

Written with an international audience in mind, the second section gives a rundown of the main conditions seen by rheumatologists. It covers soft-tissue rheumatology, backpain, degenerative diseases, and all the more common and rare auto-immune diseases.

Taking an evidence-based approach, this handbook emphasizes the clinical approach to rheumatic disease and is an essential guide for anyone who deals with patients with musculoskeletal disease.

Readership: Rheumatology trainees (PRHOs, F1s, F2s and SPRs) and consultants. Orthopaedic surgeons and GPs with a special interest in musculoskeletal disease and musculoskeletal medicine. Specialist nurse practitioners; clinical medical students; and all those who want a compact but thorough guide to musculoskeletal disease.

Authors: Alan Hakim, Gavin Clunie, and InamHaq
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