ABC of Rheumatology

Contributors vii

Preface xi

List of Abbreviations xii

1 Community Rheumatology: Delivering Care Across Boundaries 1
Elaine M Hay Jackie Hill and Ade Adebajo

2 Pain in the Wrist and Hand 5
Michael Shipley and Elspeth Wise

3 Pain in the Neck Shoulder and Arm 12
Rachelle Buchbinder and Caroline Mitchell

4 Low Back Pain 21
Rajiv K Dixit and D John Dickson

5 Pain in the Hip 28
Andrew J Hamer and Jeffrey N Katz

6 Pain in the Knee 32
Adrian Dunbar and Mark Wilkinson

7 Pain in the Foot 38
James Woodburn and Philip S Helliwell

8 Fibromyalgia Syndrome 47
Sarah Ryan and Anita Campbell

9 Osteoarthritis 51
Virginia Byers Kraus and Michael Doherty

10 Gout Hyperuricaemia and Crystal Arthritis 59
Martin Underwood and Ade Adebajo

11 Osteoporosis 65
Eugene McCloskey Nicola Peel and Richard Eastell

12 Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Features and Diagnosis 71
Kamran Hameed and Mohammed Akil

13 Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis 76
Edwin S L Chan Anthony G Wilson and Bruce N Cronstein

14 Spondyloarthritides 79
Andrew Keat and Robert Inman

15 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 85
Taunton R Southwood and Ilona S Szer

16 Musculoskeletal Disorders in Children and Adolescents 98
Helen Foster and Lori Tucker

17 Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis 107
Eric L Matteson and Howard A Bird

18 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus-like Syndromes 114
Caroline Gordon and Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman

19 Raynaud's Phenomenon and Scleroderma 123
Christopher P Denton and Carol M Black

20 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy 130
Chris Deighton and Paul Davis

21 Is it a Connective Tissue Disease? 134
Peter J Maddison and Mohammed Tikly

22 Sports and Exercise Medicine 142
Cathy Speed

23 Vasculitis and Related Rashes 148
Richard A Watts and David G I Scott

24 Laboratory Tests 156
Cynthia Aranow Margaret J Larché and David A Isenberg

25 The Team Approach 163
Janet Cushnaghan Elaine M Hay and Louise

Adewale Adebajo FACP, FRCP(Glasg) is Associate Director of Teaching and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

“Overall, this book is great as a quick read to update you and learn more about criteria for diagnosis." (Occupational Medicine, May 2010)

"Overall, this book is great as a quick read to update you and learn more about criteria for diagnosis." ( Occupational Medicine, May 2010)