Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Definition of the Disease and a Clinical Description Based on a Numerical Study of 293 Patients and Controls

Charles L. Short; Walter Bauer; William E. Reynolds

Published by Harvard University Press 1957

Rheumatoid Arthritis

A Definition of the Disease and a Clinical Description Based on a Numerical Study of 293 Patients and Controls

Charles L. Short , Walter Bauer and William E. Reynolds

Volume 120 in the series Commonwealth Fund Publications

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674423947

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. Introduction and Review of Previous Studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Diagnostic Criteria for Selection of Patients Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
3. Selection of Patients and Controls and Methods of Analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
4. Scheme of Presentation and Definition of Terms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
5. Sex Distribution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
6. Age at Onset Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
7. National Origin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
8. Family History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
9. Allergic Diseases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
10. Illnesses, Operations, and Injuries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
11. Occupation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
12. The Menopause Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
13. Prodromal Symptoms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
14. Precipitating Factors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
15. Type of Onset Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
16. Joints First Involved Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
17. Unilateral and Bilateral Joint Involvement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
18. Age of Patients on Hospital Admission and Duration of Disease before Admission Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
19. Course of Disease before Hospital Admission Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
20. Factors Which Patients Believed to Have Influenced the Course of Their Disease Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240
21. Constitutional Symptoms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
22. Vasomotor Symptoms and Signs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
23. Neurologic Symptoms and Signs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
24. Cardio-respiratory Symptoms and Signs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
25. Gastro-intestinal Symptoms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	286
26. Fever Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	290
27. Pulse Rate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	296
28. Blood Pressure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	300
29. Eyes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
30. Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Liver Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
31. Skin, Nails , and Tongue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
32. Edema, Varicosities, and Clubbing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323
33. Nodules Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	326
34. Joint Examination Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
35. Gallbladder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
36. Colon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
37. Foci of Infection Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	344
38. Red-Cell, White-Cell, and Differential Counts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
39. Urine, Blood Uric Acid, and Blood Non-Protein Nitrogen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
40. Gastric Acidity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
41. Basal Metabolism and the Thyroid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
42. Spondylitis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
43. Total Disease Severity and Disease Activity on Hospital Admission Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	382
44. Subsequent Course of Disease Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	388
45. Summary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	461
Appendix: Table 47 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	482

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1957
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 480
Illustrations
- Other: Zahlr. Abb.
Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis.; Arthritis, Rheumatoid

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674423947

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1957
ISBN: 9780674423930