| Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Contents |
The Hospital for Special Surgery Rheumatoid Arthritis Handbook; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Empowered Patient; 2 Your Doctor, Your Partner; 3 What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis?; 4 How Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects the Body; 5 RA Immunity and Inflammation; 6 Drugs, Drugs, and More Drugs; 7 Aspirin, Other Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Super-Aspirins, and Other Analgesics; 8 Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS); 9 Corticosteroids; 10 Pregnancy and RA; 11 Nutrition and RA; 12 Exercise, Physical Therapy, and RA; 13 Occupational Therapy and RA of the Hands |
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14 Coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis15 Jeremiah J. Walsh: A Link Between RA's Past, Present, and Future; 16 Surgery and RA; 17 Surgery of the Knee; 18 Surgery of the Hip; 19 The Upper Extremities and the Feet; Appendix A: Questions and Answers About RA; Appendix B: Glossary; Index |
| Summary |
If you or someone close to you suffers from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), this book is a powerful tool you don't want to be without. Two of the authors are physicians at the Hospital for Special Surgery, one of the nation's oldest and best orthopedic research hospitals. Its purpose is to arm you with the information you need to take charge of your disease management and work with your doctors to develop a treatment program that's right for your lifestyle and life goals |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rheumatoid arthritis -- Popular works
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Arthritis.
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Arthritis
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lockshin, Michael D
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Loebl, Suzanne
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| ISBN |
9780471223344 |
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0471223344 |
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1280342374 |
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9781280342370 |
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