The autoimmune connection : essential information for women on diagnosis, treatment, and getting on with your life / Rita Baron-Faust, MPH, with Jill P. Buyon, MD.
The Autoimmune Connection explains the links between autoimmune diseases and offers up-to-date information on diagnosis, treatments, and risks for women with one or more autoimmune disease, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or Crohn's disease.
Record details
- ISBN: 0071841229
- ISBN: 9780071841221
- Physical Description: xvii, 508 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Second edition, revised and updated edition.
- Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-482) Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: a new view of autoimmunity / Noel R. Rose, Director, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School -- Autoimmune disease : facing our intimate enemy -- Those aching joints : rheumatoid arthritis -- The shadow of the wolf : systemic lupus erythematosus -- The elusive butterfly gland : thyroid disease -- The body snatchers : scleroderma and autoimmune skin disorders -- More than a dry spell : Sjögren's syndrome -- Vanishing hormones : type I diabetes, Addison's disease, primary ovarian insufficiency, and other endocrine problems -- Tough to digest : inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), celiac disease, and pernicious anemia -- An attack of nerves : multiple sclerosis -- Weak in the knees : myasthenia gravis -- A fury in the blood : antiphospholipid syndrome, immune thrombocytopenia, and vasculitis -- Assault on the liver : autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis -- Fellow travelers : fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, endometriosis, and interstitial cystitis -- Navigating the new medical maze. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | RC 600 .B37 2016 | 30775305512569 | General Collection | Available | - |