Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Tammi L. Shlotzhauer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

424 Seiten

2014 | third edition
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-1426-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which inflammation plays a major role in causing joint problems. Warmth and swelling in the joints, along with significant stiffness and pain, can make daily life difficult. Many people with rheumatoid arthritis also experience fatigue, low-grade fever, loss of appetite, depression, and muscle aches. In this, the third edition of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tammi L. Shlotzhauer describes new findings about causes and treatments, including, new research on risk factors and triggers, including pathologic bacteria in the digestive tract, smoking, and exposure to pollutants and chemicals; Lifestyle and diet modifications that can help avoid potential triggers; how stress contributes to inflammation and other symptoms; information about new biologic disease-modifying drugs; promising research on biomarkers that may generate a personalized approach to treatment; remarkable gains in reducing disability, hospitalizations, and surgeries. In addition to explaining the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for people who have rheumatoid arthritis, Dr.
Shlotzhauer offers practical strategies for coping with the pain, fatigue, and emotional toll of a chronic illness. She provides new information on associated diseases such as osteoporosis, tips for finding safe and reliable information online, and information on how to get an accurate diagnosis.

Autor

Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, M.D., is a practicing rheumatologist at Rheumatology Associates of Rochester and associate medical director at Rochester Clinical Research, where she directs clinical research trials involving arthritis.

Inhalt

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Defining Rheumatoid Arthritis
Part I: Learning About Rheumatoid Arthritis
1. The Joints and Rheumatoid Arthritis
2. The Course and Prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
3. Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why So Many Tests?
4. Outside the Joints: Other Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Part II: Coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis
5. Lifestyle and Coping Strategies
6. Coping with Pain and Fatigue
7. Coping with Emotions— Yours and Everyone Else's
Part III: Exercise and Rehabilitation
8. Protecting Your Joints
9. Exercise and Rheumatoid Arthritis
10. Specific Exercises
Part IV: Medications
11. Medications Past, Present, Future
12. Aspirin, Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), and COX-2 Inhibitors
13. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
14. Biotherapies: Biologics, Kinase Inhibitors, and a Biologic Medical Device
15. Corticosteroids
16. Osteoporosis Treatments
Part V: Beyond Medications: Other Treatments
17. Alternative and Complementary Therapies
18. Nutrition: Diets, Nutrients, and Nutritional Supplements
19. Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Part VI: Practical Matters
20. Disability Benefits, Insurance, and Other Financial Matters
21. Other Issues
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.10.2014
• Reihe/Serie: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
• Zusatzinfo: 57 Line drawings, black and white
• Verlagsort: Baltimore, MD
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 726 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
• ISBN-10: 1-4214-1426-0 / 1421414260
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1426-3 / 9781421414263
• Zustand: Neuware