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Lupus Book : a Guide for Patients and Their Families.

Lupus, a disease of the immune system, can be quite deadly, claiming the lives of thousands of patients yearly. Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on this disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 3000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America....

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wallace, Daniel J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, USA, 2012.
Edición:5th ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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520 |a Lupus, a disease of the immune system, can be quite deadly, claiming the lives of thousands of patients yearly. Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on this disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 3000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America. His The Lupus Book, originally published in 1995, immediately established itself as the most readable and helpful book on the disease. Now Dr. Wallace has once again completely revised The Lupus Book, incorporating a wealth of new information. This Fifth Edition discusses new drug information and newly d. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 8 |a Machine generated contents note: -- Preface to the Fifth 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 Discoid 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 Sjogren'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 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. New Therapies for Lupus and Future Directions -- Glossary -- Appendix: Lupus Resource Materials -- Index. 
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