Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology (Oxford Textbook Series), 4th Edition (Updated chapters – May 2019)

Updates

2 Young people and developmentally appropriate transitional care in rheumatology

4 The elderly patient

5 Principles of clinical examination in children

11 Spinal pain

19 Cardiovascular system

22 Neuroendocrine system and chronic autoimmune rheumatic diseases

25 The kidney

30 Design of clinical trials in rheumatology

32 Comorbidities of rheumatic disease

35 Outcomes of paediatric rheumatic disease

37 Basics of genetics

38 Environment

40 Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis

43 Genetics of juvenile rheumatic diseases

45 Genetics of chronic musculoskeletal pain

50 Cellular side of acquired immunity (B cells)

54 Enthesitis

55 Skeletal muscle physiology and damage

57 Vascular biology

58 Acute-phase responses and adipocytokines

64 Complement

66 Radiographic imaging

67 Ultrasound

71 Imaging in children

72 Assessment of synovial joint fluid

73 Cardiopulmonary investigations

76 Multidisciplinary treatment

80 Immunosuppressants

Substantial amendments made

22 The neuroendocrine system

24 The eye

35 Outcomes of paediatric rheumatic disease

41 Spondyloarthropathies

43 Genetics of juvenile rheumatic disease

55 Skeletal muscle physiology and damage

71 Imaging in children

80 Immunosuppressants

93 Perioperative management of immunosuppression

106 Fungal arthritis

113 Ankylosing spondylitis

121 Systemic sclerosis

125 Paediatric polymyositis and dermatomyositis

128 Sjögren’s syndrome: management