Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice
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
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