This PDF A Resident’s Guide to Pediatric Rheumatology covers the
following topics related to Rheumatology : Pediatric Rheumatology Clinical
Assessment, Approaches and Differential Diagnoses for Common Complaints Referred
to Pediatric Rheumatology, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus and Related Conditions, Systemic Vasculitis, Idiopathic
Inflammatory Myopathies, Scleroderma and Related Syndromes, Autoinflammatory
Diseases, Uveitis, Inflammatory Brain Diseases, Infection and Infection-Related
Conditions, Pain Syndromes, Pediatric Rheumatology Emergencies, Medications.
This book will help trainees
become better physicians and scientists, and that it will help practicing
rheumatologists to provide better care, and ultimately, improve the quality of
life of our patients.
In recent years, the treatment of
Rheumatoid Arthritis has undergone tremendous changes due to methotrexate and
biologics in large part. Until a decade ago, avoiding joint destruction in
rheumatoid arthritis was not realistic for rheumatologist. Ideas that have been
described in these articles help the reader to resolve the outstanding issues in
rheumatoid arthritis.
This guide
explains the following topics: Crystal-induced Arthritis, Infectious Arthritis,
Metabolic and Bone Disease, Inflammatory Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid
Arthritis, Soft Tissue and Regional Rheumatic Disease, Spondyloarthropathies,
Systemic Rheumatic Disease and Vasculitis.
Author(s): George T Griffing and Herbert S Diamond
This guide explains the following topics related to Costochondritis:
Differential Diagnoses, Prehospital Care, Emergency Department Care,
Medication, Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Outpatient Care and
Deterrence/Prevention.
This article
explains the following topics related to Cystic Lesions About the Knee: Imaging
Studies, Histologic Finding, Medical Therapy, Surgical Therapy, Preoperative
Details, Intraoperative Details, Postoperative Details, Complications, Outcome
and Prognosis, Future and Controversies.
This article explains the following topics related to Glenohumeral
Arthritis: Arthritic Shoulder, Shoulder Anatomy, Shoulder Arthritides, Patient
History, Physical Examination, Plain Radiography, CT Shoulder Scans, MRI
and Ultrasonography, Cell Counts and Culture, Medical Therapy, Surgical Therapy,
Glenohumeral Arthrodesis, Shoulder Arthroplasty, Intraoperative Details for
Arthroplasty, Postoperative Care, Surgical Outcomes, Surgical Complications and
Future Directions in Surgery.
This article explains the following topics related to Intersection
Syndrome: Imaging Studies, Histologic Findings, Electrodiagnostic Testing,
Medical Therapy, Surgical Therapy, Intraoperative Details, Postoperative
Details, Follow-up, Complications, Outcome and Prognosis, Future and
Controversies.
This article covers the following
topics: stages of the disease, Diagnostic Considerations, Prognosis, Diagnosis
of Incomplete Kawasaki Disease, Echocardiography, MRA and CT, Histologic
Findings, Treatment and Management, Medication.
This article covers the
following topics related to Surgical Treatment of Lateral Compartment Arthritis:
Manifestations of Disease, Diagnosis of Disease, Nonoperative Treatment,
Surgical Options, Corrective Osteotomy, Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and
Total Knee Replacement.