Living Well with Autoimmune Diseases

A Rheumatologist's Guide to Taking Charge of Your Health
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-4214-5162-6
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book

A comprehensive guide to managing autoimmune diseases.

Twenty million adults in the United States live with an autoimmune disease. In this compassionate guide, Dr. Julius Birnbaum offers essential advice for navigating the complex world of various autoimmune diseases. Living Well with Autoimmune Diseases will help patients, caregivers, and health care professionals understand the diagnosis, management, and treatment of conditions like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, and more.

Dr. Birnbaum, an expert in both neurology and rheumatology, covers a wide range of topics, from the basics of autoimmunity to the nuances of various rheumatic diseases and their interconnected nature. With an engaging blend of scientific rigor and compassion, Dr. Birnbaum:

• provides a primer on autoimmunity, explaining how the immune system can mistakenly attack the body's own tissues;

• discusses the roles and limitations of blood tests and biopsies;

• covers the complexities of various treatment options, including when to use immunosuppressive therapy and when simpler symptomatic treatments might be appropriate;

• emphasizes the importance of personalized treatment plans that consider the unique needs of each patient;

• debunks common myths about rheumatic diseases and provides practical pearls of wisdom that can help improve quality of life; and

• provides captivating patient narratives from his clinical practice that clarify how to diagnose and treat autoimmune diseases.

This essential overview of autoimmune diseases, supplemented with helpful tools for readers and their loved ones, offers hope and empowerment for managing these complex conditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Birnbaum, Julius

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Chapter 1: Pearls and Myths
2. Chapter 2: Primer on Autoimmunity
3. Chapter 3: Lupus
4. Chapter 4: Vasculitis
5. Chapter 5: Sjogren's Syndrome
6. Chapter 6: Fibromyalgia
7. Chapter 7: Rheumatoid Arthritis
8. Chapter 8: Psoriatic Arthritis
9. Chapter 9: Myositis
10. Chapter 10: Scleroderma
11. Chapter 11: Depression in Rheumatic Diseases
12. Chapter 12: Diet and Rheumatic Diseases
13. Chapter 13: Parting Advice In Rheumatic Diseases

Über Autor(innen)

Birnbaum, Julius
Julius Birnbaum, MD, MHS, is an associate professor of rheumatology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Julius Birnbaum, MD, MHS, is an associate professor of rheumatology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.