Rohini Handa

Clinical Rheumatology (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Clinical Rheumatology is a book written by a clinician for clinicians. It covers all the essential clinical aspects of Rheumatology in an engaging, clear, and concise manner, thereby fulfilling an unmet need. The focus of this book is to cover clinically pertinent and practically relevant issues while pruning unnecessary detail. Patient photographs, tables, and boxes enhance readability. The bedside clinical and investigative approach is discussed in a lucid fashion illustrated by clinical photographs, flowcharts, and algorithms. The evidence-based treatment is spelt out in an easy to comprehend fashion. Key messages have been listed at the beginning of each chapter.

The book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students, residents, fellows, and clinicians who want to gain practical knowledge and clinical insight into rheumatic diseases. The book is likely to appeal to internists, rheumatologists, physiatrists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as orthopaedic surgeons. They will find their day to day questions answered in a knowledge format that can be applied straight away. Senior clinicians will find it a ready reckoner and a handy manual to refresh and update their knowledge. Basic scientists will find it useful to gain clinical insight into the rheumatic diseases they research without being intimidated by the size of the text. Teachers will find it full of helpful teaching messages. Clinical Rheumatology is a must-have book for all those who deal with rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789813348851
• Artikelnr.: 61163686

Autorenporträt

Prof. Rohini Handa is currently working as Senior Consultant Rheumatologist at the Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. He has earlier served on the faculty of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi for over two decades. Prof. Handa's contributions to Rheumatology have been recognized by several awards and citations by the Indian Council of Medical Research (MN Sen Oration Award and Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize), the Indian Rheumatology Association (IRA Oration), the Association of Physicians of India (Netaji Oration, Searle Oration, JC Patel and BC Mehta Prize, Pawan Kumari Jain Oration, Dr. JN Berry Award), and the Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine (Dr. GB Jain Oration and Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee Honor Lecture) amongst others.

Prof. Handa was conferred the Distinguished Academician Award by the Apollo Hospitals in 2018. In an illustrious career spanning four decades, Prof. Handa has held several leadership positions: Chair of the International League of Associations for Rheumatology, President of the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology, President of the Indian Rheumatology Association, Dean of the Indian College of Physicians, Distinguished Clinical Tutor Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation, Honorary Consultant Armed Forces Medical Services, and President of the Delhi Rheumatology Association. Prof. Handa has served/serves on the editorial board of reputed medical journals including Rheumatology Oxford, Current Rheumatology Reports, Best Practice and Research Clinical Rheumatology, Clinical Rheumatology, Indian Journal of Rheumatology, African Journal of Rheumatology, Indonesian Journal of Rheumatology, and Journal of Association of Physicians of India.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Bedside Approach to Musculoskeletal Complaints.- 2 Laboratory investigations in Rheumatology.- 3 Low Back Pain.- 4 Osteoarthritis.- 5 Gout and other Crystal Arthritides.- 6 Rheumatoid Arthritis.- 7 Spondyloarthritides.- 8 Psoriatic Arthritis.- 9 Reactive Arthritis.- 10 Seronegative Arthritis.- 11 Adult Still's Disease.- 12 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.- 13 Connective Tissue Diseases- The Concept and Approach.- 14 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- 15 Sjogren's Syndrome.- 16 Systemic Sclerosis.- 17 Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and the Overlap Syndromes.- 18 Antiphospholipid Syndrome.- 19 Inflammatory Muscle Diseases.- 20 Vasculitis.- 21 Osteoporosis.- 22 Behcet's Syndrome.- 23 Soft Tissue Rheumatism and Regional Pain Syndromes.- 24 Fibromyalgia.- 25 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.- 26 Benign Joint Hypermobility.- 27 Tuberculous and Septic Arthritis.- 28 Viral Arthritis.- 29 Sarcoidosis- Rheumatological Considerations.- 30 Emergencies in Rheumatology.- 31 Joint Aspiration and Injection.- 32 Pregnancy, Lactation, Contraception, and Fatherhood in Rheumatic Diseases.- 33 Immunisation in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases.- 34 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and the Rheumatologist.- 35 Web Resources in Rheumatology.