Patient Education
Patient Education Laura Robbins John P. Allegrante At a time of groundbreaking medical advances in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases, patient education has become an essential…
Measuring Clinical Outcomes in Rheumatic Disease
Measuring Clinical Outcomes in Rheumatic Disease Melanie J. Harrison Lisa A. Mandl KEY POINTS Understanding the purpose, design, proper application, and clinical meaning of outcomes instruments is necessary for correct…
Ethical and Legal Considerations
Ethical and Legal Considerations C. Ronald MacKenzie Allan Gibofsky Ethics and the law are related because each field is concerned with norms of conduct. While ethics examines what behaviors might…
Arthrocentesis, Intra-Articular Injection, and Synovial Fluid Analysis
Arthrocentesis, Intra-Articular Injection, and Synovial Fluid Analysis Jessica R. Berman Theodore R. Fields Richard Stern KEY POINTS Aspiration of a joint should always be performed on an initial evaluation or…
Diagnostic Imaging Techniques
Diagnostic Imaging Techniques Robert Schneider Helene Pavlov Numerous diagnostic imaging techniques may be used to supplement history, physical examination, and laboratory tests in the evaluation of bone and joint disease….
Bone, Connective Tissue, Joint and Vascular Biology, and Pathology
Bone, Connective Tissue, Joint and Vascular Biology, and Pathology Linda A. Russell Edward F. DiCarlo KEY POINTS Bone is composed primarily of an inanimate, calcified extracellular matrix with a small…
Immunogenetic Aspects of Rheumatic Diseases
Immunogenetic Aspects of Rheumatic Diseases Allan Gibofsky The efforts of numerous investigators during the last three decades have resulted in the recognition of a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in humans,…
Rheumatologic Laboratory Tests
Rheumatologic Laboratory Tests Dalit Ashany Anne R. Bass Keith B. Elkon The laboratory studies outlined in this chapter are helpful in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases. They should…
Immunology for the Primary Care Physician
Immunology for the Primary Care Physician Mary K. Crow The function of the immune system is to limit damage to the host by micro-organisms. The immune response to an infection…
Thinking Like A Rheumatologist
Thinking Like A Rheumatologist Arthur M. F. Yee KEY POINTS The diagnosis of many rheumatologic disorders is made clinically, and so a detailed medical history and thorough physical examination are…
