Rheumatology and orthopaedics

Covering all aspects of the syllabus, Crash Course offers students a fast wayto recap on what they need to know to get through the exams with ease. Styledin an easy-to-follow, readily accessible format, each book is prepared by senior medical students or junior doctors - under faculty supervision - to give them the correct level of information perfectly tailored to current curricula requirements. The series now includes improved pedagogic features and a fully revised self-assessment section, updated to meet current examination needs. INDICE: Part I: The Patient Presents With Regional pain Widespread musculoskeletal pain An acute, hot swollen joint A child with a limp Deformity A limbswelling An incidental bone lesion on X-ray Altered sensation and weakness Part II: Diseases and Disorders Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Spondyloarthropathies Connective tissue diseases Metabolic bone disease Crystal arthropathies Paediatric joint disease Fractures Trauma Infection of bones and joints Fibromyalgia Surgical principles in the treatment of bone and joint disease Pre-and post-operative care Bone tumours/malignancy Disorders of the spine Sports injuries Peripheral nerve lesions Soft tissue disorders Part III: History, Examination, and Common Investigations Taking a history General principles of examining joints Examination of joints Writing up a medical clerking Investigations Part IV: Self-assessment MCQs SAQs EMQs

• ISBN: 978-0-7234-3471-9
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 316
• Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés