Clinical Medicine Series in Table Format 1 - Rheumatology Edition

Author: Liu Xiangyuan (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: This book summarizes clinical problems of common rheumatic diseases that are of interest to clinicians and helpful in broadening perspectives, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and spondyloarthritis, in a novel tabular format. Its content covers a wide range of aspects, including pathogenesis, pathology, clinical characteristics, interpretation of clinical phenomena, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, treatment methods, laboratory tests, and findings of special examinations. Additionally, it provides differential diagnosis based on common symptoms, signs, and laboratory abnormalities of rheumatic diseases, and summarizes the mechanisms of action, usage methods, and side effects of commonly used rheumatic drugs. The appendix lists internationally used diagnostic or classification criteria for rheumatic diseases, contact information of major foreign rheumatic journals, websites related to rheumatic diseases and their medical and health care, standardized terminology, and commonly used abbreviations. The book contains 765 tables and 620,000 words. Its content is rich, practical, and concise, making it a valuable reference for rheumatologists to improve their professional skills, for attending physicians during teaching ward rounds, and for rheumatic disease specialists preparing for professional examinations.