Rheumatology

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<I>Rheumatology</I></div> <div> Click <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial"><B>[PDF]</B></FONT> to download a print-friendly Adobe Acrobat file</div> <bR> <div> a.  Initial diagnostic approach to acute<A HREF="id209.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Low back pain diagnosis"><U> low back pain</U></A>  <a href="HTMLobj-231/Initial_Diagnostic_Approach.pdf"><u>[PDF]</u> </a>  </div> <div> <I>Susan Hoch M.D</I></div> <div> b.  Treatment of <A HREF="id211.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Low back pain treatment"><U>low back pain</U></A>   <a href="HTMLobj-232/Treatment_of_Low_Back_Pain.pdf"><u>[PDF]</u> </a>  </div> <div> <I>Susan Hoch M.D</I></div> <div> c.  Differential diagnosis and management of acute monoarthritis <A HREF="id212.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Osteoarthritis"><U> <a href="HTMLobj-233/Acute_Monoarthritis.pdf"><u>[PDF]</u> </a>  </U></A></div> <div> <I>Susan Hoch M.D</I></div> <div> d.  Medical management of <A HREF="id212.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Osteoarthritis"><U>osteoarthritis </U></A>of the hip and knee   <a href="HTMLobj-234/Osteoarthritis.pdf"><u>[PDF]</u> </a>  </div> <div> <I>Susan Hoch M.D</I></div> <div> f.  Differential diagnosis of polyarthritis   <a href="HTMLobj-235/Polyarthritis.pdf"><u>[PDF]</u> </a>  </div> <div> <I>Susan Hoch M.D</I></div> <div> g.  Medical management of <A HREF="id213.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rheumatoid arthritis"><U>rheumatoid arthritis</U></A>  <a href="HTMLobj-236/Rheumatoid_Arthritis.pdf"><u>[PDF]</u> </a>  </div> <div> <I>Susan Hoch M.D</I></div> <div> e.  <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nonsteroidals"><U>Table of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs </U></A>(NSAIDS)  <a href="HTMLobj-237/Nonsteroidal_Antiinflammato.pdf"><u>[PDF]</u> </a>  </div> <div> <I>Susan Hoch M.D</I></div> <div> h.  Evaluation of suspected vasculitis  <a href="HTMLobj-238/Vasculitis.pdf"><u>[PDF]</u> </a>  </div> <div> <I>Susan Hoch M.D</I></div> <div> i.  <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ANA chart"><U>Interpretation of the fluorescent antinuclear antibody test</U></A>    <a href="HTMLobj-239/Ana_chart.pdf"><u>[PDF]</u> </a>  </div> <div> <I>Susan Hoch M.D</I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>