General concepts -- Evaluation of the patient with rheumatic symptoms -- Systemic connective tissue disorders -- The Vasculitides and related disorders -- Seronegative spondyloarthropies -- Arthritis associated with infectious agents -- Rheumatic disorders associated with metabolic, endocrine, and hematologic diseases -- Bone and cartilage disorders -- Hereditary, congential, and inborn errors of metabolism associated with rheumatic syndromes -- Nonarticular and regional musculoskeletal disorders -- Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions -- Pediatric rheumatic diseases -- Miscellaneous rheumatic disorders -- Management of the rheumatic diseases -- Final secrets.