Primary Care Rheumatology

Dr. Ferri is a Clinical Professor of Community Health at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University and author of over 30 medical books. He has been the best selling medical author in the United States over the past 25 years and is also well known and respected internationally. He has been a visiting Professor at other medical schools and many of his books have been translated in several languages. In addition to his numerous publications, he has had a distinguished academic career at Brown University where he has received several awards for his dedication to teaching including the Brown University Excellence in Teaching award and Dean's teaching Award, and with the American College of Physicians where he was inducted as a Fellow in the ACP and has been a recipient of the Irving Addison Beck Award from the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

SECTION ONE: PRINCIPLES OF DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT Ch 1 Introduction to disorders of the musculoskeletal system Ch 2 The preliminary rheumatological history and examination - the GALS screen for musculoskeletal diseases Ch 3 Pattern recognition in arthritis Ch 4 Arthritis with generalized signs and symptoms Ch 5 Laboratory tests in rheumatology Ch 6 Imaging of the musculoskeletal system Ch 7 Synovial fluid analysis Ch 8 Principles of management Ch 9 Drugs used in the management of rheumatic disorders SECTION TWO: REGIONAL PAIN AND MONOARTICULAR DISORDERS Ch 10 Pain in the shoulder Ch 11 Pain in the elbow Ch 12 Pain in the wrist and hand Ch 13 Pain in the hip Ch 14 Pain in the knee Ch 15 The ankle and foot Ch 16 Gout Ch 17 Septic arthritis Ch 18 Other regional disorders SECTION THREE: POLYARTICULAR DISORDERS Ch 19 Rheumatoid arthritis Ch 20 Psoriatic arthritis Ch 21 Viral arthritis Ch 22 Reactive arthritis Ch 23 Other polyarticular disorders SECTION FOUR: SPINAL DISORDERS Ch 24 Low back pain Ch 25 Neck pain Ch 26 Ankylosing spondylitis Ch 27 Other spinal diseases SECTION FIVE: SYSTEMIC DISORDERS Ch 28 Fibromyalgia Ch 29 Systemic lupus erythematosus Ch 30 Sjogren's syndrome Ch 31 Raynaud's phenomenon Ch 32 Antinuclear antibody spectrum disorders Ch 33 Other systemic disorders SECTION SIX: DISEASES OF BONE Ch 34 Osteoporosis Ch 35 Other bone diseases SECTION SEVEN: CHILDHOOD RHEUMATIC DISORDERS Ch 36 Regional musculoskeletal disorders in children Ch 37 Nonorganic musculoskeletal pains in children Ch 38 Juvenile chronic arthritis Ch 39 Acute rheumatic fever Ch 40 Less common childhood rheumatic disorders SECTION EIGHT: OLDER PEOPLE Ch 41 Musculoskeletal problems in older people Ch 42 Generalized osteoarthritis Ch 43 Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arthritis Ch 44 Other diseases of older people SELF-HELP LEAFLETS A Self-help for shoulder pain B Self-help for osteoarthritis of the knee C Self-help for gout D Self-help for rheumatoid arthritis E Self-help for psoriatic arthritis F Self-help for low back pain G Self-help for neck pain H Self-help for ankylosing spondylitis I Self-help for fibromyalgia J Self-help for lupus K Self-help for Sjogren's syndrome L Self-help for Raynaud's phenonomen M Self-help for osteoporosis N Self-help for juvenile chronic arthritis ICD-9 codes Further reading Index