Rheumatology

Rheumatology: A clinical handbook is an essential resource for medical students who need an introduction, understanding and overview of the subject.

1. INTRODUCTION 2. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS Rheumatoid arthritis (RA); Osteoarthritis (OA); Septic arthritis; Introduction to spondyloarthropathies: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA); Ankylosing spondylitis; Reactive arthritis; Gout; Calcium pyrophosphate disease (CPPD); Vasculitis; Giant cell arteritis (GCA); Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR); SLE; Polymyositis and dermatomyositis; Sjogren's syndrome; Scleroderma; Fibromyalgia; Osteoporosis; Paget's disease 3. PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY CONDITIONS Vitamin D deficiency; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis 4. INVESTIGATIONS Blood tests; Immunological tests; Synovial fluid analysis; Imaging 5. PHARMACOLOGY Analgesia; Corticosteroids; Osteoporosis drugs; DMARDs and biological agents 6. OSCEs History taking; Examination; Differential diagnosis Appendix A: Answers to self-assessment questions Appendix B: Photograph acknowledgements