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Skills in Rheumatology

  • This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access

  • Presents a comprehensive approach for managing rheumatology patients

  • Demonstrates easy musculoskeletal examination techniques

  • Includes tables and flowcharts for all disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biological therapies

  • Discusses the common medical problems affecting rheumatological patients

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Basics in Rheumatology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. History-Taking Skills in Rheumatology

      • Laila Alharbi, Hani Almoallim
      Pages 3-16Open Access
    3. Approach to Musculoskeletal Examination

      • Hani Almoallim, Doaa Kalantan, Laila Alharbi, Khaled Albazli
      Pages 17-65Open Access
    4. Laboratory Interpretation of Rheumatic Diseases

      • Altaf Abdulkhaliq, Manal Alotaibi
      Pages 67-81Open Access
    5. Pharmacotherapy in Systemic Rheumatic Diseases

      • Layla Borham, Waleed Hafiz
      Pages 83-104Open Access
    6. Radiology in Rheumatology

      • Nizar Al Nakshabandi, Ehab Joharji, Hadeel El-Haddad
      Pages 105-123Open Access
  3. Diagnostic Approach to Common Medical Problems in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
    2. Low-Back Pain

      • Khaled Albazli, Manal Alotaibi, Hani Almoallim
      Pages 127-138Open Access
    3. Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases

      • Rabab Taha, Maun Feteih
      Pages 139-175Open Access
    4. Nervous System and Rheumatology

      • Emad Alkohtani, Amal Alkhotani
      Pages 177-190Open Access
    5. Diagnostic Approach to Proximal Myopathy

      • Hani Almoallim, Hadiel Albar, Fahtima Mehdawi
      Pages 191-207Open Access
    6. Bones and Rheumatology

      • Altaf Abdulkhaliq
      Pages 209-239Open Access
    7. Fever and Rheumatology

      • Mohamed Cheikh, Nezar Bahabri
      Pages 241-261Open Access
    8. Thrombosis in Rheumatological Diseases

      • Fozya Bashal
      Pages 263-289Open Access
    9. The Blood in Rheumatology

      • Nahid Janoudi, Ammar AlDabbagh
      Pages 291-308Open Access
    10. Renal System and Rheumatology

      • Sami Alobaidi, Manal Alotaibi, Noura Al-Zahrani, Fahmi Al-Dhaheri
      Pages 309-328Open Access
    11. Skin Manifestations of Rheumatological Diseases

      • Taha Habibullah, Ammar Habibullah, Rehab Simsim
      Pages 329-352Open Access
    12. Cardiovascular Diseases and Rheumatology

      • Rania Alhaj Ali, Hussein Halabi, Hani Almoallim
      Pages 353-381Open Access
    13. Gestational Rheumatology

      • Hanan Al-Osaimi, Areej Althubiti
      Pages 383-406Open Access

About this book

This Open Access book presents practical approaches to managing patients affected by various rheumatological diseases, allowing readers to gain a better understanding of the various clinical expressions and problems experienced by these patients. Discussing rheumatology from an organ systems perspective, it highlights the importance ofdetailed musculoskeletal examinations when treating patients affected by rheumatological diseases. The book first explores the latest diagnostic approaches and offers key tips for accurate musculoskeletal examinations before addressing the various treatment modalities, with a particular focus on the most common joints involved in rheumatoid arthritis: the wrists and the metacarpophalangeal joints (2nd and 3rd). Featuring easy-to-understand flow diagrams and explaining the common medical problems associated with rheumatic disease, such as shortness of breath and anemia, it is not only a valuable resource to rheumatologists, but will also appeal to medical students, junior residents, and primary healthcare physicians.

   

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University (UQU), Makkah, Saudi Arabia

    Hani Almoallim

  • Department of Medicine, Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed Cheikh

About the editors

Prof. Almoallim has been a practicing rheumatologist for more than 17 years. He is a qualified educationalist has been teaching rheumatology to undergraduate and postgraduate students since 2004. He has published over 80 papers on rheumatology, internal medicine and medical education in peer-reviewed, international journals and on MedEdPORTAL (the official publication site for the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)). He is the Chair Professor of Alzaidi Chair of Research in Rheumatic Diseases at Umm Alqura University and established the first data registry for rheumatoid arthritis in Saudi Arabia. He has conducted many educational workshops on early arthritis for trainees and general practitioners. He has observed and studied the reasons behind gaps in knowledge and skills among trainees in the practice of rheumatology.

 Dr. Cheikh is a consultant in internal medicine and a rheumatology fellow, and has participated in several educational activities as well as research projects with Prof. Almoallim. He is actively involved in training young physicians to perform musculoskeletal system examinations. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Skills in Rheumatology

  • Editors: Hani Almoallim, Mohamed Cheikh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8323-0

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8322-3Published: 06 January 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8325-4Published: 08 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-8323-0Published: 05 January 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 566

  • Number of Illustrations: 56 b/w illustrations, 219 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Rheumatology

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