Rheumatology E-dition

Section 1: The Scientific Basis of Rheumatic Disease *Epidemiologic Concepts and Classification of Rheumatology *Principles of Outcome Assessment *The Worldwide Economic and Functional Impact of *Rheumatic Disorders and Pharmaconomics *Principles of Health Economics and Application to Rheumatic Disorders and Pharmaconomics *The Musculoskeletal System and Joint Physiology *Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Spine *Biomechanics of Peripheral Joints *The Synovium Articular cartilage *Bone Structure and Function *Molecular Biology Signal Transduction *Genetic Factors in rheumatic disease *Principles of adaptive immunity Principles of Innate Immunity *Tissue Destruction and Repair *Neuropeptides, Free Radicals and Inflammation Scientific Basis of Pain Pharmacogenomics Section 2: Evaluation: Signs and Symptoms *History and Physical Examination *Pattern Recognition Arthritis *Laboratory Tests in Rheumatic Disorders *Synovial Fluid Analysis *Minimally Invasive Procedures *Skin and Rheumatic Disease *The Eye and Rheumatic disease *The Heart in Rheumatic Disease *The Lung in Rheumatic Disease *Gastrointestinal Tract and Rheumatic Disease *The Kidney and Rheumatic Diseases Section 3: Evaluation Imaging Techniques Conventional Radiography and CT MRI Ultrasound *DXA and Measurement of Bone Section 4: Principles of Management *Health Promotion and Patient Education for People with Arthritis Nutrition *Principles of Opiate Management *NSAIDS *Systemic Corticosterioids in Rheumatology *Aspiration and Injection of Joints *Antimalarials and Gold *Sulfasalazine *Methotrexate Leflunomide *Immunosuppressives *Immunotherapies: T cell, B cell cCmplement Other drugs in Rheumatic Disease Cytokine neutralizers: IL1 inhibitors *Cytokine Neutralizers: TNF alpha *Emerging Therapeutic Targets; Small Molecules Emerging Therapeutic Targets; IL6, IL15, IL18, IL23, etc *Antibiotics *Drugs and Pregnancy *Alternative and Complementary Medicine *Principles of Rehabilitiation *Principles of Arthritis Surgery Section 5: Regional and Widespread Pain *Neck Pain *Low Back Pain and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis *The Shoulder *The Elbow *The Wrist and Hand *The Hip *The Knee *The Ankle *Temporomandibular Pain Syndrome *Fibromyalgia and related Syndromes *Entrapment neuropathies and Compartment Syndromes *Algodystrophy/reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome *Sports Medicine: the Clinical Spectrum of Injury Section 6: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Synovial Disorders *Antiquity of RA *Classification of RA *Extra-articular Features of RA and Systemic Involvement *Adult Stills Disease *Imaging of RA *Genetics of the Major Histocompatiablity Complex in RA *Animal models of RA *Autoantibodies in RA *Cellular immunity in RA *Angiogenesis in RA *Rheumatoid Synovitis and Pannus *Evaluation and Management of Early Inflammatory Polyarthritis *Evaluation and Outcome of the Patient with Established RA *Management of RA: synovitis *Management of Extra-articular disease and Complications *Multidisciplinary Approach to RA Section 7: Pediatric Rheumatology *History of Pediatric Rheumatology *Classification and Epidemiology of Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis *Clinical Features, Special problems and Presentations in Children *Etiology and Pathogenesis of JRA *Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children *Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis *Connective Tissue Diseases in Children *Legg-Perthes and other Hip Disease in Children *Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Issues Section 8: Infection-related rheumatic diseases *Septic Arthritis, Osteomyelitis, Gonococcal and Syphilitic Arthritis *Mycobacterial, Brucella, Fungal and Parasitic Arthritis *Lyme Disease *Viral Arthritis *Rheumatic Aspects of HIV Infection and other Immunodeficient States *Acute Rheumatic Fever Reactive Arthritis: Etiology and Pathogenesis Reactive Arthritis: Clinical Features and Treatment Section 9: Spondyloarthropathies *Antiquity of Spondyloarthropathies *Classification and Epidemiology of Spondylitis *Clinical features of Ankylosing Spondylitis Etiology, Pathogenesis and Pathology of Ankylosing Spondylitis *Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies: Imaging *Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis *Psoriatic Arthritis: Clinical Feature *Psoriatic Arthritis Etiology and Pathogenesis *Psoriatic Arthritis: Management *Enteropathic Arthropathies: Diagnosis and Treatment *Enthesopathy Section 10: Connective Tissues Disorders Systemic Lupus Erythematosus *History *Epidemiology and classification *Immunopathology *Genetics of Lupus *The Complement System *Autoantibodies in SLE *Cellular immunology in SLE *Clinical features of SLE *Drug-induced Lupus *Assessing Disease Activity and Outcome in SLE *Treatment of Non-Renal Lupus *Treatment - Renal Involvement Pregnancy in SLE and Neonatal Lupus *Sjogrens syndrome *Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management Systemic Sclerosis *Epidemiology and Classification of Scleroderma *Assessing Disease activity and outcome in scleroderma *Clinical features of scleroderma *Etiology and pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis *Management of scleroderma *Raynaud's Phenomenon *Localized Scleroderma and Idiopathic and *Environmentally Induced Scleroderma Variants Inflammatory Muscle Disease *Clinical Features, Classification and Epidemiology of Inflammatory Disease *Etiology and Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Disease *Management of Inflammatory Muscle Disease *Metabolic and Drug Induced Myopathies *Overlap Syndromes Section 11: The Vasculitides *Classification and Epidemiology of Inflammatory Vascular Diseases Biology and Immunopathogenesis of Vasculitis *Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis *Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis *Wegener's Granulomatosis and Lymphamatoid Granulomatosis *Churg-Strauss syndrome *Takayasu's arteritis *Behcet's syndrome *Kawasaki Disease *Henoch-Shonlein Purpura *Panniculitis and Cutaneous Vasculitis *Cryoglobulinemia and Franklin Syndrome *Primary Angiitis of the CNS SECTION 12: Other Systemic Illnesses *Cogan's syndrome *Sarcoidosis *Relapsing Polychondritis *Miscellaneous Arthropathies including Synovial tumors and Foreign Body Synovitis *The Amyloidoses *Clubbing and Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy SECTION 13: Osteoarthritis and Related Disorders *Epidemiology and Classification of OA *Clinical features of OA *Osteoarthritis: Pathology and Pathogenesis *Genetics of Osteoarthritis *Imaging of OA *Evaluation of the Patient with OA and Measurement of Outcomes *Management of Limb Osteoarthritis *Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperstosis *Neuropathic Arthropathy *Osteonecrosis Rare OA: Ochronosis, Kashanbeck, Castleman's Disease Section 14: Crystal-related arthropathies *Epidemiology, Classification and History of Crystal-related Arthropathies *Etiology and Pathogenesis of Gout *Clinical Features of Gout *The Management of Gout *Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal-Associated Arthropathy *Basic Calcium Phosphate Crystal Deposition Disease *Other Crystal Associated Arthropathies Section 15: Endocrine and Hemoglobin-related Arthritis and Storage Diseases Rheumatoid Manifestations of Endocrine Disease *Dialysis Arthropathy *Primary Hyperlipidemias and Xanthomas *Hemophilia and other Bleeding Disorders *Joint and Bone Lesions in Hemoglobinopathies *Hemochromatosis Section 16 Metabolic Bone Diseases *Epidemiology, Classification and History of Osteoporosis *Clinical Features of Osteoporosis *Pathogeneis of Osteoporosis *Investigations of Bone: biochemical markers *Management of Osteoporosis *Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis *Rickets and Osteomalacia *Hyperparathryoidsm *Renal osteodystrophy *Paget's Disease of Bone Section 17: Heritable disease and tumors of bone and connective tissue *Gaucher's Disease *Mucopolysaccharidoses *Heritable Collagen Disorders *Hypermobility Syndrome *Skeletal Dysplasias *Tumors of Bone