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Systemic lupus erythematosus : basic, applied and clinical aspects / edited by George C. Tsokos.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Academic press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Introduction to the second edition
- Part I
- Epidemiology and diagnosis
- Chapter 1
- History of systemic lupus erythematosus with an emphasis on certain recent major issues
- History of clinical observations
- The age of dermatology
- Transition of lupus erythematosus to systemic lupus erythematosus
- History of laboratory investigations
- Development of clinical tests
- History of genetics of SLE
- History of therapy in SLE with an emphasis on the use of steroids
- History of classification criteria for SLE
- References
- Chapter 2
- The patient
- Improve the interactions with your patients
- Do not make your patient wait
- Smile as you enter the patient's room
- Make a visible show of hand washing
- Shake hands
- Acknowledge and greet others in the room
- Ask open-ended questions
- Provide a mechanism for your patient to set the agenda
- Speak in nonmedical terms
- Be honest
- Learn to be empathetic
- Always examine your patient
- End the visit with, "Do you have any other concerns or questions?"
- Consulting in the hospital
- Improving adherence
- Disability
- Patient education
- The lupus secrets
- Chapter 3
- A plea of a young patient to the lupus experts
- Reference
- Chapter 4
- Epidemiology
- Incidence and prevalence
- Distribution according to gender
- Distribution according to age
- Distribution according to ethnic/racial group
- Distribution around the world
- Factors that affect the course of SLE
- Impact of race/ethnicity
- Impact of gender
- Mortality and survival in SLE
- Chapter 5
- Measuring disease activity
- References
- Chapter 6
- Disease development and outcome
- Historical perspective
- Clinical manifestations
- Assessment of disease activity
- Disease damage
- Patient reported outcomes
- Mortality
- Causes of death
- Treatment guidelines and quality indicators
- Conclusions
- Chapter 7
- Socioeconomic aspects of SLE
- Sociodemographic determinants of health in SLE
- Gender as a construct in risk and morbidity
- Race/ethnicity as a multidimensional determinant of outcomes
- Age and aging
- Income, poverty, and educational attainment
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780128145524
- 0128145528
- OCLC:
- 1150240738
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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