Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases are a leading cause of disability and affect more than 46 million Americans (including 300,000 children). This book is designed to provide up-to-date information about the major clinical syndromes. It is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive texts on arthritis and related diseases, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, lupus and more than one hundred others. It offers medical students and physicians a concise description of the current science, diagnosis, clinical consequences, and principles of management. Now entering its eighth decade, this revised edition contains new and expanded chapters which heighten the translational nature of the book. In view of the recent remarkable strides taken in understanding and treating rheumatic disease, students, trainees, and practicing clinicians all need a standard textbook that can change with the times and reflect these advances. The Primer continues to fill that need.

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This is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive texts on arthritis and related diseases, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, lupus and more than one hundred others. It offers medical students and physicians a concise description of the current science, diagnosis, clinical consequences, and principles of management. New and expanded chapters heighten the translational nature of this edition. Students, trainees, and practicing clinicians all need a standard textbook that can change with the times and reflect recent strides taken in understanding and treating rheumatic disease. The Primer fills that need.

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Public Health and Arthritis: A Growing Imperative (Patience H. White and Rowland W. Chang).-Evaluation of the Patient; A. History and Physical Examination (David B. Robinson and Hani S. El-Gabalawy); B. Laboratory Assessment (Kerstin Morehead); C. Arthrocentesis, Synovial Fluid Analysis, and Synovial Biopsy (Kenneth H. Fye); D. Imaging of Rheumatologic Diseases (William W. Scott, Jr., William J. Didie, and Laura M. Fayad).- Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders; A. Monarticular Joint Disease (H. Ralph Schumacher and Lan X. Chen); B. Polyarticular Joint Disease (Sterling West); C. Neck and Back Pain (David Borenstein); D. Regional Rheumatic Pain Syndromes (Joseph J. Biundo, Jr.); E. The Fibromyalgia Syndrome (Dina Dadabhoy and Daniel J. Clauw).- Molecular and Cellular Basis of Immunity and Immunological Diseases (Kevin Elias, Richard Siegel, and John J. O'Shea).- Genetics and Disease (James Kelley and Robert P. Kimberly).- Rheumatoid Arthritis; A. Clinical and Laboratory Manifestations (Christopher V. Tehlirian and Joan M. Bathon); B. Epidemiology, Pathology, and Pathogenesis (Jean-Marc Waldenburger and Gary S. Firestein); C. Treatment and Assessment (Alyce M. Oliver and E. William St. Clair).- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; A. Clinical Features (Daniel J. Lovell); B. Pathology and Pathogenesis (Patricia Woo); C. Treatment and Assessment (Philip J. Hashkes and Ronald M. Laxer); D. Special Considerations (Carol B. Lindsley).- Psoriatic Arthritis; A. Clinical Features (Dafna D. Gladman); B. Pathology and Pathogenesis (Christopher Ritchlin); C. Treatment andAssessment (Philip J. Mease).- Ankylosing Spondylitis; A. Clinical Features (Désirée Van der Heijdt); B. Pathology and Pathogenesis (Juergen Braun); C. Treatment and Assessment (John C. Davis, Jr.).- Reactive and Enteropathic Arthritis (Robert D. Inman).- Osteoarthritis; A. Clinical Features (Paul Dieppe); B. Pathology and Pathogenesis (Francis Berenbaum); C. Treatment (Leena Sharma).- Gout; A.Clinical Features (N. Lawrence Edwards); B. Epidemiology, Pathology, and Pathogenesis (Hyon K. Choi); C. Treatment (Robert A. Terkeltaub).- Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate, Hydroxyapatite, and Miscellaneous Crystals (Geraldine McCarthy).- Infectious Disorders; A. Septic Arthritis (George Ho, Jr.); B. Viral Arthritis (Leonard H. Calabrese); C. Lyme Disease(Linda K. Bockensted); D. Mycobacterial, Fungal, and Parasitic Arthritis (Steven R. Ytterberg); E. Rheumatic Fever (Stanford Shulman and Preeti Jaggi).- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; A. Clinical and Laboratory Features (Jill P. Buyon); B. Epidemiology, Pathology and Pathogenesis (David S. Pisetsky); C. Treatment and Assessment (Susan Manzi and Amy H. Kao).- Antiphospholipid Syndrome (Michelle Petri).- Systemic Sclerosis; A. Clinical Features (Maureen D. Mayes); B. Epidemiology, Pathology, and Pathogenesis (John Varga); C. Treatment and Assessment(Maya H. Buch and James R. Seibold).- Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies; A. Clinical Features (Robert L. Wortmann); B. Pathology and