2-Volume Set, 8th Edition
by Marc C. Hochberg (Editor), Josef S. Smolen (Editor), Michael E. Weinblatt (Editor), Michael H. Weisman (Editor), Ellen M Gravallese (Editor), Desiree van der Heijde (Editor)
Covering both the scientific basis of rheumatology and practical, clinical information for rheumatologists and trainees, Rheumatology, 8th Edition, remains a leading text in this fast-changing field. Dr. Marc Hochberg and his team of worldwide editors and authors keep you abreast of recent advances in the field— all in a user-friendly, accessible manner. Fully updated from cover to cover, this two-volume text is designed to meet the needs of all practicing and academic rheumatologists as well as arthritis-related health care professionals and scientists interested in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
- Covers
the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, therapeutic
approach, and management of all major as well as rarely encountered
rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
- Discusses
clinical examination, imaging principles, differential diagnosis,
established and novel therapies, perioperative evaluation, pain
management, basic science, and genetics of rheumatic and musculoskeletal
diseases.
- Uses
a consistent, logical, reader-friendly format with templated chapters,
concise text, and large-scale, state-of-the-art illustrations for
efficient visual reference.
- Contains new
chapters covering pre-clinical disease and how to address these
patients, common comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis; emerging
therapies for systemic sclerosis; immune mediated complications of
checkpoint inhibitors; the epidemiology of COVID-19 and rheumatic and
musculoskeletal diseases, emerging treatments for osteoarthritis, and
big data analytics.
- Provides updates
to key topics such as systems biology and its impact on our
understanding of the pathogenesis of rheumatic and musculoskeletal
diseases, the microbiome in rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases, how to
manage chronic pain in the patient with a rheumatic disease, drugs and
reproductive health, and emerging therapies for patients with RA,
SLE, spondyloarthritis, inflammatory muscle disease, and vasculitis.
- Shares
the knowledge and expertise of numerous new contributing authors, as
well as new co-editor Dr. Désirée van der Heijde, who is an expert in
psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis, imaging, and clinical
epidemiology.