Primary Care Rheumatology - Hardcover

Klippel MD FACP, John H.; Dieppe BSc MD FRCP MRC, Paul A.; Ferri MD, Fred F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0723431434 ISBN 13: 9780723431435

Publisher: Mosby Ltd., 1999

Synopsis

Designed to meet the needs of the primary care physician, PRIMARY CARE RHEUMATOLOGY focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the patient with a musculoskeletal disorder. It's written and designed to allow the busy clinician to find diagnostic answers quickly and easily, and includes more than 550 detailed, full-color illustrations. Sections on pediatrics and geriatrics highlight special life span considerations. This useful reference also details follow-up care by including patient teaching guides for the most common disorders.

* Emphasizes diagnosis, treatment and approach to the patient, and provides the key information necessary for the primary care of the patient with a disorder of the musculoskeletal system. * Contains over 500 full color clinical photographs and illustrations providing an excellent diagnostic tool and illuminating important concepts. * Advises the primary care doctor when to refer patients to specialist care with special "recommendations for referral" boxes throughout the text. * Provides invaluable advice and recommendations on cost containment guidelines and when to order tests. * Features special pediatric and geriatric sections covering diseases and therapeutic details particular to these groups. * Provides patient teaching guides for the most common conditions, designed be photocopied and given direct to the patient to help them understand the key facts about their condition, and how they can help themselves. * Incorporates diagnostic algorithms at the beginning of each section to help the reader quickly and easily diagnose a disorder. * Includes short clinical case descriptions throughout text for realistic learning or review.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Ferri is a Clinical Professor of Community Health at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University and author of over 30 medical books. He has been the best selling medical author in the United States over the past 25 years and is also well known and respected internationally. He has been a visiting Professor at other medical schools and many of his books have been translated in several languages. In addition to his numerous publications, he has had a distinguished academic career at Brown University where he has received several awards for his dedication to teaching including the Brown University Excellence in Teaching award and Dean’s teaching Award, and with the American College of Physicians where he was inducted as a Fellow in the ACP and has been a recipient of the Irving Addison Beck Award from the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mosby Ltd.
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0723431434
• ISBN 13: 9780723431435
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 364