Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice

Inflammatory Arthritis in Clinical Practice is intended primarily as a concise practical handbook for general practitioners, rheumatology doctors in training and those in related specialties like orthopaedics. It will also be of interest to specialist nurses and allied health professionals working in the field.


It covers all aspects of the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathies with chapters on


Rheumatoid arthritis – pathogenesis, clinical features, laboratory investigations, imaging, predicting outcomes and health economics



Spondyloarthropathies – pathogenesis, clinical features, laboratory investigations and imaging followed by individual sections on each spondyloarthropathy



Symptomatic Drug Treatment – analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including coxibs



Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs – methotrexate, leflunomide and other conventional DMARDs, combination therapy, current best practice



Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis – tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and other novel biologics, health economics



Systemic and Local Steroids



Non-pharmacological therapy – multidisciplinary approach, communication and patient education, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, surgery, dietary interventions and complementary therapies