Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology (Oxford Handbooks Series)

Gavin Clunie; Alan Hakim

ISBN 10: 0192630547 / ISBN 13: 9780192630544

Published by Oxford University Press, 2002

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0192630547I4N00

Synopsis:

At last, a unique practical pocket guide emphasizing the clinical evidence-based approach to Rheumatology. Rheumatic conditions are common both in general and hospital practice and the breadth and complexity of rheumatic conditions that general practitioners and specialists encounter is quite astounding. Developing history-taking and clinical examination skills is fundamental to making a diagnosis and successful long-term monitoring of rheumatic conditions. The Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology is a practical, clinical aid to the diagnosis and management of rheumatic disorders. Section 1 takes the reader through common patterns of disease presentation and encourages the reader to consider differential diagnosis and then to refer to Section 2. Section 1 also contains some aspects of the general management of rheumatic diseases, particularly the principles of pain assessment, soft tissue and joint injections, and phsyiotherapy. Section 2 is a more formal and traditional review of the common rheumatic disorders. Each subsection introduces important diagnostic and therapeutic detail without burdening the reader with fundamental basic science. The second section has been written with an international audience in mind, incorporating UK, European, and US disease criteria where possible. The Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology highlights childhood and adolescent rheumatic disease throughout and is written in conjunction with the celebrated major reference work, the Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology. Editorial advisors: Professor Peter Maddison Professor David Isenberg Professor Pat Woo Professor David Glass

Review: This is a comprehensive pocket size text that no self-respecting healthcare professional working in this field should be without. (Nursing Standard)

As a nurse working in rheumatology out patient clinics I have found this book to be an extremely useful reference tool, and would recommend it to those health professionals working in rheumatology as a valuable and accessible source of information. (British Health Professionals in Rheumatology Newsletter)

This is invaluable to anyone who is new to the specialty, or who sees occasional rheumatic problems... It is essentially the first concise but readable text outlining how to evaluate commonly presenting rheumatic complaints that I have come across, which as a trainee I found practically very useful. Hence I unreservedly recommend this book to general practitioners, certainly junior doctors training in rheumatology and indeed any physician with an active interest in the specialty. (Rheumatology)

... offers a welcome addition to the practitioner's library because of its handy, pocket-sized format... a practical, clinically-oriented guide that can be rapidly and easily consulted. (Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Oxford Handbook of Rheumatology (Oxford ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket