Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice

About this book

Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice is intended primarily as a concise practical handbook for general practitioners, rheumatology doctors in training and those in related specialties like orthopaedics. It will also be of interest to specialist nurses and allied health professionals working in the field.

It covers all aspects of the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathies with chapters on

• Rheumatoid arthritis – pathogenesis, clinical features, laboratory investigations, imaging, predicting outcomes and health economics
• Spondyloarthropathies – pathogenesis, clinical features, laboratory investigations and imaging followed by individual sections on each spondyloarthropathy
• Symptomatic Drug Treatment – analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including coxibs
• Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs – methotrexate, leflunomide and other conventional DMARDs, combination therapy, current best practice
• Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis – tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and other novel biologics, health economics
• Systemic and Local Steroids
• Non-pharmacological therapy – multidisciplinary approach, communication and patient education, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, surgery, dietary interventions and complementary therapies

Written for:

Rheumatologists, specialists, primary care clinicians, public health doctors, nurses

Keywords:

• Rehabilitation Therapy
• Rheumatology