Living with rheumatoid arthritis / / Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, James L. McGuire ; foreword by Carol M. Ziminski
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| Autore: |
Shlotzhauer Tammi L
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| Titolo: |
Living with rheumatoid arthritis / / Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, James L. McGuire ; foreword by Carol M. Ziminski
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2003 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.7/227 |
| Soggetto topico: | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Arthritis | |
| Altri autori: |
McGuireJames L
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Living with rheumatoid arthritis |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-8160-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910668345303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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