Clinical Rheumatology: A Problem-oriented Approach to Diagnosis and Management

abnormalities acute attacks ankylosing spondylitis Ann Int anti-inflammatory agents antigen antinuclear antibody arteritis Arthritis Rheum aspirin associated atrophy biopsy blood cell count bone calcium cervical spine characteristic characterized chest chronic clinical colitis common connective tissue diseases corticosteroids crystals cutaneous disorders dose drug effective erythema erythrocyte sedimentation rate evaluation fever frequently gout hematocrit inflammation inflammatory injection involved joint symptoms Laboratory studies left knee lesions manifestations mg QID mild mm/hour Wintrobe monoarthritis muscle weakness negative nodules nonsteroidal normal noted occur onset pain patients physical examination polyarthritis polymyalgia rheumatica prednisone present protein pseudogout psoriatic pulmonary rash Raynaud's phenomenon Reiter's syndrome relief renal response rheumatic rheumatoid arthritis rheumatoid factor Roentgenograms scleroderma seen serum rheumatoid factor serum uric acid severe Sjögren's syndrome skin specific steroid steroid therapy swelling synovial fluid systemic lupus erythematosus tenderness tendon therapeutic tion titer trauma treatment ulcerative uric acid urinalysis usually vasculitis white blood cell wrist