"In the fourth edition of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, MD, shares new findings about causes and treatments, including: research on risk factors and triggers, from pathologic bacteria in the digestive tract and smoking to pollutant and chemical exposure; lifestyle and diet modifications that can help sufferers avoid flare-ups; how stress contributes to inflammation and other symptoms; information about new targeted disease-modifying drugs; promising research on biomarkers that may generate a personalized approach to treatment; and remarkable gains in reducing disability, hospitalizations, and surgeries. Dr. Shlotzhauer, who lives with rheumatoid arthritis and has treated thousands of patients, is uniquely qualified to offer help and hope for readers and to discuss associated diseases such as osteoporosis. Writing with compassion and clarity, she also explains how to get an accurate diagnosis, shares tips for finding safe and reliable information online, and offers practical strategies for coping with the pain, fatigue, and emotional toll of a chronic illness."
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ISBN:9781421449906
ISBN:1421449897
ISBN:9781421449890
ISBN:1421449889
ISBN:9781421449883
Physical Description:xxi, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. print
Edition:Fourth edition.
Publisher:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024.
Introduction: Defining rheumatoid arthritis -- The joints and rheumatoid arthritis -- The course and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis -- Diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis: Why so many tests? -- Outside the joints: other signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis -- Lifestyle and coping strategies -- Coping with pain and fatigue -- Coping with emotions -- yours and everyone else's -- Protecting your joints -- Exercise and rheumatoid arthritis -- Specific exercises -- Medications past, present, future -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) -- Conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (cDMARDs) -- Biotherapies: the biologics, or bDMARDs -- Targeted synthetic DMARDs -- Glucocorticoids -- Alternative and complementary therapies -- Nutrition: Diets, nutrients, and nutritional supplements -- Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis -- Disability benefits, insurance, and other financial matters -- Other concerns -- Closing thoughts.
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