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Record Nr.

UNINA9910668345303321

Autore

Shlotzhauer Tammi L

Titolo

Living with rheumatoid arthritis / / Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, James L. McGuire ; foreword by Carol M. Ziminski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2003

ISBN

0-8018-8160-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McGuireJames L

Disciplina

616.7/227

Soggetti

Rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Defining Rheumatoid Arthritis -- PART I Learning about Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 1 The Joints and Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 2 The Course and Prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 3 Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why So Many Tests? -- C H A P T E R 4 Outside the Joints: Other Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis -- PART II Coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 5 Coping Strategies -- C H A P T E R 6 Coping with Pain and Fatigue -- C H A P T E R 7 Coping with Emotions- Yours and Everyone Else's -- PART III Exercise and Rehabilitation -- C H A P T E R 8 Protecting Your Joints -- C H A P T E R 9 Exercise and Rheumatoid Arthritis -- C H A P T E R 1 0 Specific Exercises -- PART IV Medications -- C H A P T E R 1 1 Medications Past, Present, Future -- C H A P T E R 1 2 Aspirin, Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), and COX-2 Inhibitors -- C H A P T E R 1 3 Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) -- C H A P T E R 1 4 Biologic Response Modiers (BRMs) and a Biologic Medical Device -- C H A P T E R 1 5 Corticosteroids -- C H A P T E R 1 6 Osteoporosis Treatments -- PART V Beyond Medications: Other Treatments -- C H A P T E R 1 7 Alternative and Complementary Therapies -- C H A P T E R 1 8 Nutrition: Diets, Nutrients, and Food Supplements -- C H A P T E R 1 9 Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis -- PART VI Practical Matters -- C H A P T E R 2 0 Disability, Insurance, and Other Financial Matters -- C H A P T E R 2 1



Other Issues -- Closing Thoughts -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Through the experiences of a patient/patient instructor, describes the manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis, an immune system disease, and coping mechanisms.