Rheumatology Pocket Guide for Primary Care and Hospital Medicine (en Inglés)
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Rheumatology questions rarely arrive neatly labeled. A swollen joint, abnormal ANA, sudden weakness, unexplained rash, or possible vasculitis may land first in primary care or on the hospital ward. Rheumatology Pocket Guide for Primary Care and Hospital Medicine gives clinicians a structured point-of-need reference for recognizing rheumatic disease, choosing the right initial tests, starting appropriate treatment, and knowing when referral cannot wait. Built to be opened during clinical work rather than read cover to cover, the guide organizes entries around practical Approach, Agent, and Condition formats so you can move quickly from presentation to differential, testing, treatment, monitoring, and red flags. Rheumatology Pocket Guide for P… Inside, you can:Distinguish inflammatory from mechanical pain, monoarthritis from polyarthritis, and articular from periarticular disease Interpret ANA, anti-dsDNA, ENA, RF, anti-CCP, ANCA, complements, urate, CK, synovial fluid, and other common rheumatology tests Review imaging, joint aspiration, crystal analysis, injections, capillaroscopy, DXA, HRCT, MRI, and vascular studies Navigate rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, lupus, systemic sclerosis, Sjögren syndrome, myositis, and vasculitis Reference conventional DMARDs, biologics, JAK inhibitors, glucocorticoids, NSAIDs, and targeted therapies Recognize urgent presentations including septic arthritis, giant cell arteritis, pulmonary-renal syndromes, digital ischemia, lupus nephritis, and spinal cord compression Use quick-reference tables for doses, criteria, monitoring schedules, pregnancy, vaccines, renal dosing, perioperative care, and referral urgency Apply practical guidance for primary care, inpatient consults, pregnancy, immunosuppression, low-resource settings, and shared care Scan the QR code on the final page to access accompanying audio references The edition reflects major guideline material available through September 2026, including updated RA, lupus, polymyalgia rheumatica, and large-vessel vasculitis recommendations. Rheumatology Pocket Guide.Keep it within reach and approach rheumatology problems with faster access to the diagnostic clues, treatment steps, monitoring priorities, and referral red flags that matter most.
