Rheumatology

Covering both the scientific basis of rheumatology and practical,  clinical information for rheumatologists and trainees, Rheumatology, 8th  Edition, remains a leading text in this fast-changing field. Dr. Marc  Hochberg and his team of worldwide editors and authors keep you abreast  of recent advances in the field— all in a user-friendly,  accessible manner. Fully updated from cover to cover, this two-volume  text is designed to meet the needs of all practicing and academic  rheumatologists as well as arthritis-related health care professionals  and scientists interested in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

• Covers  the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, therapeutic  approach, and management of all major as well as rarely encountered  rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. 
• Discusses  clinical examination, imaging principles, differential diagnosis,  established and novel therapies, perioperative evaluation, pain  management, basic science, and genetics of rheumatic and musculoskeletal  diseases.  
• Uses  a consistent, logical, reader-friendly format with templated chapters,  concise text, and large-scale, state-of-the-art illustrations for  efficient visual reference. 
• Contains new  chapters covering pre-clinical disease and how to address these  patients, common comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis; emerging  therapies for systemic sclerosis; immune mediated complications of  checkpoint inhibitors; the epidemiology of COVID-19 and rheumatic and  musculoskeletal diseases, emerging treatments for osteoarthritis, and  big data analytics. 
• Provides updates  to key topics such as systems biology and its impact on our  understanding of the pathogenesis of rheumatic and musculoskeletal  diseases, the microbiome in rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases, how to  manage chronic pain in the patient with a rheumatic disease, drugs and  reproductive health, and emerging therapies for patients with RA,  SLE, spondyloarthritis, inflammatory muscle disease, and vasculitis. 
• Shares  the knowledge and expertise of numerous new contributing authors, as  well as new co-editor Dr. Désirée van der Heijde, who is an expert in  psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis, imaging, and clinical  epidemiology.