* Up-to-date information about new therapies * Essentials of common and uncommon rheumatic diseases listed * Practical advice on selecting appropriate tests, drug prescribing and patient information * Patient-centred approach to management * Useful rheumatology websites listed * All you need in one handy pocket-sized resource

1 History Taking.- New Patients.- Extra-articular Symptom Review (Dr K O’Rourke).- 2 Locomotor Examination (Dr S A Ramakrishnan).- Range of Movement (ROM).- 3 Common New Presentations.- 4 Clinic Checklist.- 5 Common Operational Issues.- 6 Imaging Guidelines.- When to Order Plain Radiographs.- 7 Indices, Instruments, Questionnaires.- 8 How to Manage Patients.- General Guidelines.- The Power of Reassurance.- Psychosocial Aspects of Rheumatology.- Complementary Treatments.- Analgesics.- Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs).- Disease-modifying Drugs (DMARDs).- Newer Agents in Inflammatory Arthritis.- Joint Injections.- Role of Health Professionals.- Rheumatological Disorders.- 9 Soft Tissue Problems.- 10 Osteoarthritis.- 11 Rheumatoid Arthritis.- 12 Seronegative Spondylarthropathy.- 13 Connective Tissue Diseases (CTD).- 14 Infection and Arthritis (Dr S A Ramakrishnan).- 15 Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases.- 16 Inheritance and Rheumatic Diseases.- 17 Crystal Arthritis.- 18 Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR).- 19 Osteoporosis.- 20 Paget’s Disease.- 21 Osteomalacia.- 22 Uncommon Rheumatological Conditions (Dr S A Ramakrishnan).- Further Reading.- Useful Websites.