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Description The Lupus Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Families (2014) PDF WITH BOOKMARKS & INDEX  Authors: y Donald E. Thomas Jr. MD FACP FACR (Au Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press; 1st Edition Language : English Pages: 907 Reader Required: Adobe Reader, Foxit, Nitro etc. Published : May 22, 2014 ISBN: 978-1421409849 Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Lupus-...;keywords=lupus+encyclopedia Contents: PART 1 Definitions, Causes, and Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disease 1 . What I s Lupus and How I s It Diagnosed? 3 2. The Other Systemic Autoimmune Diseases 24 3. What Causes Lupus? 37 4. The Meaning of All Tho s e Test Results 51 PART 11 How Lupus Affects the Body 5. How SLE Directly Affects the B o dy 89 6. C o nstitutional Symptoms 95 7. The M u s culoskeletal System 103 8. Skin and Mucous Membranes 129 9. Blood and Lymph Systems 147 10. The Respiratory System 166 11. The Heart and Blood Vessels 181 12. The Urinary System 196 13. The Nervo u s System 213 14. The Exocrine Gland System 240 15. The Digestive System 254 16. Eyes 265 17. The Endocrine System 269 18. The Reproductive System and Pregnancy 27 2 19. Special Populations and S u rgery 283 20. P rognosis 296 PART III Other Complications of Lupus and Their Treatments 21. Heart Attacks and Stroke s 309 22. Infe ctions 331 23. Cancer and SLE 344 24. O steoporosis 352 25. Avas c ular Necrosis of B on e 390 26. Adrenal I n s ufficiency 397 27. Fibromyalgia 405 28. Gastro e s ophageal Reflux and Stomach Ulcers 443 PART IV Treating Lupus 29. General Treatment of Lupus 463 30. Anti-Malarials 494 31. Steroids 522 32. Immunosuppre s sants 542 33. Biologic Agents 567 34. Benlysta: The First FDA-Approved Drug for Lupus i n More Than Fifty Years 586 35. Other Therapie s for SLE 605 36. Pre scription Pain Medicines 618 37. Future Treatments for SLE 639 38. Nonmedical Therapi e s for Lupus 662 39. C omplementary and Alternative Medicine 683 PART V Practical Matters 40. Talking to You r D octor and D eciphering Symptoms 7 05 41. B e c oming Pregnant, Breast-Fee d i ng, and Using C ontraception 732 42. Health Insurance and Afford i ng Healthcare 747 43. Working and Dealing with Disability 766 44. The Lupus S ecrets Checklist 788 Patient Resources 7 91 Bibliography 807 Index 843  *Pls Don't Remove the download file from the download location for at least few days (that's seeding), so that others could download & share it. * Copyright to the respective owners. If you like this book then please buy it & Support them. Don't Just download & leave like a machine/robot. Please vote & comment.  Sharing Widget |