Daniel J. Wallace

The Lupus Book (eBook, PDF)

A Guide for Patients and Their Families

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Since 1995, The Lupus Book has been the premier resource of information about the disease for college educated patients, students, allowed health professionals, and individuals interested in learning more about the causes, pathogenesis, clinical features, laboratory presentation, and management of this difficult to understand disorder. This new seventh edition discusses new treatments, review of pathogenesis, and new laboratory tests.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197689844
• Artikelnr.: 72257510

Autorenporträt

Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is a Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and University of California, Los Angeles. He has authored over 500 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 8 textbooks, is the recipient over numerous grants and awards, and is co-director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface to the Seventh Edition
* Part I Introduction and Definitions
* 1. Why Write a Book on Lupus?
* 2. What Is Lupus?
* 3. The History of Lupus
* 4. Who Gets Lupus?
* Part II Inflammation and Immunity
* 5. The Body's Protection Plan
* 6. The Enemy Is Our Cells
* Part III What Causes Lupus?
* 7. The Genetic Connection
* 8. Environmental Villains
* 9. Drugs That May Cause Lupus or Produce Flare-Ups
* Part IV Where and How Can the Body Be Affected by Lupus?
* 10. History, Symptoms, and Signs
* 11. Must We Draw Blood?
* 12. Reactions of the Skin: Rashes and Cutaneous Lupus
* 13. Why the Aches? Arthritis, Muscles, and Bone
* 14. Pants and Pulses: The Lungs and Heart
* 15. Heady Connections: The Nervous System and Behavioral Changes
* 16. The Head, Neck, and Sjögren's Syndrome
* 17. What about Hormones?
* 18. The Impact of Lupus on the GI Tract and Liver
* 19. Lupus in the Kidney and Urinary Tract
* 20. The Blood and Lymphatic Systems
* 21. Why Do Blood Clots Develop?
* 22. Lupus through the Ages: Lupus in Children and the Elderly
* 23. Is It Really Lupus?
* Part V The Management of Lupus Erythematosus
* 24. How to Treat Lupus with Physical Measures
* 25. You Can Help Conquer Lupus
* 26. Taming Inflammation: Anti-Inflammatory Therapies
* 27. Big Guns and Magic Bullets: Disease-Modifying Drugs
* 28. Other Treatment Options: Treatments Occasionally Used to Manage
Lupus
* 29. Fighting Infections, Allergies, and Osteoporosis
* 30. Can a Woman with Lupus Have a Baby?
* 31. Economic Impact of Lupus in the United States and Disability
Issues
* 32. What's the Prognosis?
* 33. Clinical Trials, New Therapies for Lupus, and Future Directions
* GLOSSARY
* APPENDIX: Lupus Resource Materials
* INDEX