Living With Lupus The Complete Guide, 2nd

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.

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.

1 "Friendly Fire": The Body Against Itself

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2 The Difficult Diagnosis

13

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3 What Causes Lupus-Maybe

31

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4 The Main Lupus Meds

51

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5 Nine Lupus-Connected Conditions

73

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6 APS, Pregnancy, and Problems of Both

97

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7 Osteoporosis: Detection, Prevention, and Remedy

119

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8 Other Medical Questions

147

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9 Tests, Trials, Trust: Doctor-Patient Relations

161

(12)

10 Day After Day: Coping

173

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11 Lupus in Children and Teens

197

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12 Of Known Cause: The Other "Lupus"

209

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13 On the Horizon: Future Therapies?

221

(12)

Glossary

233

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Selected Look-Up and Keep-Up Resources

241

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Index

247

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About the Authors

263

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Living With Lupus The Complete Guide, 2nd Edition

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