1. Epidemiology clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features -- 2. Clinical features and differential diagnosis -- 3. Prognosis and clinical course. -- 4. Self-report questionnaires in clinical care -- 5. Clinical and laboratory measures. -- 6. Autoantibodies and other laboratory tests. -- 7. Radiographic findings. -- 8. Measurement of radiologic outcomes. -- 9. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and management pathogenesis. -- 10. Genetic determinants. -- 11. Pathology. -- 12. Role of cytokines. -- 13. Angiogenesis and leukocyte recruitment. -- 14. Neutrophils and small molecule mediators. -- 15. Complement and other aspects of innate immunity. -- 16. T cells in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. -- 17. Autoimmunity. -- 18. Immunosenescence and t-cell biology. -- 19. Synovial fibroblasts. -- 20. Cartilage and bone degradation. -- 21. Mechanisms of joint damage. -- 22. Animal models. -- 23. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and analgesics. -- 24. Corticosteroids. -- 25. Methotrexate and azathioprine. -- 26. Sulfasalazine. -- 27. Gold compounds and antimalarials. -- 28. Minocycline. -- 29. Cyclosporine. -- 30. Leflunomide. -- 31. Etanercept. -- 32. Antibodies to tumor necrosis factor. -- 33. Anakinra (interleukin-1 receptor antagonist). -- 34. Staphylococcal protein a columns. -- 35. Combination dmard therapy. -- 36. Treatment of early disease. -- 37. Cognitive-behavioral therapy. -- 38. Physical therapy. -- 39. Occupational therapy. -- 40. Medical aspects of surgery. -- 41. Total joint arthroplasty. -- 42. Hand and wrist. -- 43. Foot and ankle surgery. -- 44. Cervical spine surgery. -- 45. Extraarticular disease. -- 46. Pregnancy. -- 47. Osteoporosis. -- 48. Depression.
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Provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of rheumatoid arthritis. The basics of rheumatoid arthritis are thoroughly covered in order to provide a firm foundation for the main focus of the text: therapy and clinical management of the disease. Practitioners will find detailed information on both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic courses of management, with special emphasis on the management of pain. More than 100 full-color illustrations provide clear visual support for the concepts in the text.