Living With Lupus The Complete Guide, 2nd Edition

by Blau, Sheldon; Schultz, Dodi

• ISBN13: 9780738209227
• ISBN10: 0738209228
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-08
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Lupus -- frustrating to patients and physicians alike -- plagues an estimated 2 million Americans. But now you can learn to minimize the impact the disease has on your life. In Living with Lupus, you'll find everything you need to know about lupus -- its signs and symptoms, its diagnosis and therapy. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Sheldon Paul Blau, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dodi Schultz is an award-winning science writer. She coauthored Lupus: The Body Against Itself, the seminal and groundbreaking book on lupus.

Table of Contents

1 "Friendly Fire": The Body Against Itself	1	(12)
2 The Difficult Diagnosis	13	(18)
3 What Causes Lupus-Maybe	31	(20)
4 The Main Lupus Meds	51	(22)
5 Nine Lupus-Connected Conditions	73	(24)
6 APS, Pregnancy, and Problems of Both	97	(22)
7 Osteoporosis: Detection, Prevention, and Remedy	119	(28)
8 Other Medical Questions	147	(14)
9 Tests, Trials, Trust: Doctor-Patient Relations	161	(12)
10 Day After Day: Coping	173	(24)
11 Lupus in Children and Teens	197	(12)
12 Of Known Cause: The Other "Lupus"	209	(12)
13 On the Horizon: Future Therapies?	221	(12)
Glossary	233	(8)
Selected Look-Up and Keep-Up Resources	241	(6)
Index	247	(16)
About the Authors	263