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The eBook covers many areas regarding the differential diagnosis of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders. Ten chapters, full of information, will help you learn more about topics like physical examination, laboratory diagnostics, radiological differential diagnosis, special diagnostic investigations, differential diagnosis of joint pain, pack pain including brachialgia and sciatica, soft tissue rheumatic disorders, rheumatic and musculoskeletal syndromes in various non-rheumatic diseases and differential diagnosis of localized rheumatic pain. You will find more details about each chapter below.

1

Introduction

2

History and physical examination in the differential diagnosis of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders

3

Laboratory diagnostics in the differential diagnosis of rheumatic diseases

  • General inflammatory reactions
  • Blood Count
  • Urinalysis
  • Biochemical parameters
  • Immunological and immunogenetic investigations
  • Infection-associated arthritides
  • Synovial fluid analysis
  • Lit­er­at­ure
4

Radiological differential diagnosis of rheumatic diseases

  • Radiographic differential diagnosis
  • Radionuclide imaging in the differential diagnosis of rheumatic diseases
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the differential diagnosis of rheumatic diseases
  • Joint sonography in differential diagnosis
  • Fluorescence optical imaging
  • Differential indication for use of imaging methods
5

Special diagnostic investigations in the differential diagnosis of rheumatic diseases

  • Arthroscopy in the differential diagnosis of joint diseases
  • Synovial biopsy in the differential diagnosis of joint diseases
  • Neurophysiological examinations
  • Capillary microscopy
  • Lit­er­at­ure
6

Differential diagnosis of joint pain

  • Pattern of involvement and spreading of joint disease
  • Differential diagnosis of monarthritides
  • Oligoarthritides
  • Polyarthritis
  • Disease course and differential diagnosis of joint diseases
7

Differential diagnosis of back pain including brachialgia and sciatica

  • General, medical history, examination
  • General clinical signs and symptoms of spinal disorders
  • Syndromes of the particular spinal sections
  • Symptoms of the major diseases of the spine
8

Differential diagnosis of soft tissue rheumatic disorders (extra-articular rheumatism)

  • General Overview
  • Diseases of the subcutaneous connective and fat tissue
  • Muscle disorders
  • Disorders of the tendons, tendons and fascia
  • Disorders of the tendon sheaths and bursae
  • Combined soft tissue rheumatic diseases
  • Neuropathies
9

Rheumatic and musculoskeletal syndromes in various non-rheumatic diseases

  • Internal organ involvement as important symptoms of rheumatic diseases
  • Congenital disorders of connective tissue
  • Rheumatic syndromes in bone and cartilage diseases
  • Tumors as cause of rheumatic symptoms
Rheumatic syndromes in neurological diseases
  • Psychiatric findings as a leading symptom of rheumatic diseases
  • Skin and mucous membrane changes in the differential diagnosis of rheumatic diseases
  • Eye and ENT manifestations in the differential diagnosis of rheumatic diseases
  • Fever as a symptom of rheumatic diseases
  • Environment and rheumatic diseases
  • Rheumatological emergencies and acute situations
Lit­er­at­ure
10

Differential diagnosis of localized rheumatic pain

  • Headaches and temporomandibular painful conditions in rheumatic diseases
  • Differential diagnosis of chest pain (anterior chest wall)
Arm pain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Elbow pain
  • Differential diagnosis of pain and rheumatic disorders in the hand
  • Hip pain
  • Pain in the posterior and anterior pelvic region
  • Thigh pain
  • Knee pain
  • Lower leg pain
  • Pain and rheumatic changes in the foot
  • Lit­er­at­ure