Includes index

An Approach to a Patient with Joint Pain -- Osteoarthritis -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- SLE for Primary Care Providers -- Fibromyalgia for the Primary Care Physician -- Metabolic Bone Disease and Osteoporosis -- Crystal-Induced Arthritis -- Overuse Injuries -- Systemic and Localized Inflammatory Diseases of Older Adults -- Interpretation of Rheumatological Tests -- Infectious Arthritis -- Autoinflammatory Disease -- Scleroderma -- Vasculitis -- Ankylosing Spondylitis

Current texts in rheumatology are very detailed and designed specifically for rheumatologists. This clear and concise guide is targeted at the busy clinician who comes into contact with both common and uncommon rheumatologic disorders. Many chapters presents a common clinical scenario and include a definition of the disease while outlining incidence and prevalence, common manifestations, treatment and pitfalls. A range of topics are included in the fifteen chapters including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, metabolic bone disease, gout and scleroderma, among others. Written by experts in the field, Rheumatology for Primary Care Providers is a definitive guide to rheumatology for the primary care physician and non-specialist