Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Rheumatology The most accessible, current coverage of rheumatologic disorders
Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Rheumatology There is no field of medicine more broad and fascinating than rheumatology. Our field is, after all, the in vivo expression of immunology. Rheumatology is the sum of all symptoms, the accumulation of all physical findings, the full expression of all laboratory abnormalities, the library of all radiological manifestations, and the catalogue of all pathological features that can occur when the immune system goes awry – whatever the cause. Rheumatology is also the litany of local insults to joints, muscles, bones, and tendons that develop either acutely or as the result of wear, tear, overuse, aging, and other processes of life. Finally, rheumatology is the emotional impact of these disorders on the lives of human beings.
A Doody’s Core Title for 2023!
- Offers assessment and management solutions for rheumatologic diseases, ranging from soft-tissue problems such as bursitis to complex, multi-organ conditions such as ANCA-associated vasculitis
- Provides expert guidance on the medications used in the treatment of rheumatic disease, including the latest biologic therapies
- Delivers concise, practical guidance for internists, family physicians, rheumatologists, trainees, and medical students
- Updated to reflect the latest research and findings
- NEW chapters on genetics and musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Expanded chapter on laboratory diagnosis