8. Family History

Chapters in this book

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