Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology

Edited by Richard Watts, Gavin Clunie, Frances Hall, and Tarnya Marshall

Oxford Desk Reference Series

Presents in one compact volume the latest clinical research and practice which impacts on a clinician's day-to-day life
Content is clearly laid out enabling the reader to find what they need quickly and easily
Edited by a team of internationally recognised contributors - all experts in their fields
Up-to-date with the latest evidence-based management and guidelines

Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology

Edited by Richard Watts, Gavin Clunie, Frances Hall, and Tarnya Marshall

Description

Rheumatology is an ever-changing specialty in which the amount of available information is growing daily and spread across a myriad of books, journals and websites. The Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology brings this information together in an easy-to-use format. This essential resource combines up-to-date, relevant, evidence-based information with the latest guidelines and the experience of senior consultants.

The book is designed such that each subject forms a self-contained topic in its own right, laid out across two or four pages to facilitate the key aim of rapid and easy access to information. This makes the information included simple to find, read and absorb, so that the book can be consulted in the clinic or ward setting for information on the optimum management of a particular condition.

Written by internationally renowned rheumatology consultants, with expert contributors for each section, this book is must-have resource for all rheumatologists and an excellent reference for all doctors.

Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology

Edited by Richard Watts, Gavin Clunie, Frances Hall, and Tarnya Marshall

Oxford Desk Reference Series

1:Clinical assessment of rheumatological disease
2:Investigation of rheumatic disease
3:Organ involvement in rheumatological disease
4:Rheumatological procedures
5:Regional musculoskeletal anatomy and conditions
6:Rheumatoid arthritis
7:Sponyloarthopathies
8:Autoimmune connective tissue diseases
9:Vasculitis
10:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
11:Pregnancy and the rheumatic disease
12:Osetoarthritis and related disorders
13:Crystal arthritis
14:Bone disease
15:Collagen disorders
16:Musculoskeletal infection
17:Chronic pain
18:Miscellaneous
19:DMARDS and immunosuppressive drugs

Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology

Edited by Richard Watts, Gavin Clunie, Frances Hall, and Tarnya Marshall

Oxford Desk Reference Series

Author Information

Edited by Richard Watts, Consultant Rheumatologist, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK and Senior Lecturer School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, Gavin Clunie, Consultant Rheumatologist, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK, Frances Hall, Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of Cambridge, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK, and Tarnya Marshall, Consultant Rheumatologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK

Contributors:

Dr Kate Armon
Consultant Paediatrician
Norfolk and Norwich Hospital NHS Trust
Norwich

Dr Fraser Birrell
Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle

Dr Julian Blake
Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich

Dr Marian Burr
Academic Clinical Fellow in Rheumatology
ARC Epidemiology Unit
University of Manchester
Manchester

Mr Ben Burton
James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Norfolk

Dr Gavin Clunie
Consultant Rheumatologist
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Ipswich

Dr Carlos Cobiella
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
The Shoulder Unit
Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
London

Dr Dave Dutka
University Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Dr Amel Ginawi
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Dr Mark Goodfield
Department of Dermatology
Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds

Dr Ben Walker
Department of Dermatology
Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds

Dr Richard Goodwin
Consultant Radiologist
Norfolk and Norwich University NHS Trust
Norwich

Mr Fares S Haddad
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
University College Hospital
London

Dr Ademola Adejuwon
Registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
University College Hospital
London

Dr Sujith Konan
Clinical and Research Fellow
University College Hospital
London

Dr Shin-Jae Rhee
Orthopaedic Registrar
University College Hospital
London

Dr Frances Hall
Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of Cambridge, and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology,
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Mr James Hopkinson-Woolley
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Mr Maxim Horwitz
Specialist Registrar Trauma and Orthopaedics
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Stanmore

Dr Mark Lillicrap
Consultant Rheumatologist
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Mr Lennel Lutchman
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich

Dr Tarnya Marshall
Consultant Rheumatologist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich

Dr Maninder Mundae
Clinical Research Fellow
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Dr Andrew J K Östör
Consultant Rheumatologist and Associate Lecturer
School of Clinical Medicine
University of Cambridge
Cambridge

Dr Helen Parfrey
Department of Medicine
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
Cambridge

Dr Nick Shenker
Consultant Rheumatologist
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Mr Elliot Sorene
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
University College London Hospitals
London

Dr Michael Walsh
Clinical Fellow
Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Dr Richard Watts
Consultant Rheumatologist
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Ipswich

Dr Jeremy Woodward
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Dr Michael Zandi
Research Fellow
Neurology Unit
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge

Oxford Desk Reference: Rheumatology

Edited by Richard Watts, Gavin Clunie, Frances Hall, and Tarnya Marshall

Oxford Desk Reference Series

Reviews and Awards

"If you had to buy one Rheumatology text book, I can assure you that this would be the one you might want to get." - Dr Jeremy Sager

"This is a comprehensive, well written and easy to follow reference book... I would recommend this book to anyone as essential for all staff." - British Health Professionals in Rheumatology

"If you are managing rheumatology problems, this is an extremely useful book to have on your shelf; if you are presented with a clinical conundrum and require more detail, this is the ideal book to refer to because both common and rare conditions are comprehensively covered. This book is strongly recommended" - Dr Hedley Berry, Consultant Rheumatologist, London, International Musculoskeletal Medicine 31.4