Product Description

Part of the Oxford American Rheumatology Library, this concise, authoritative pocketbook provides the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment and management of lupus. The volume describes the pathophysiology of the condition, diagnostic strategies and tools, and current and emerging therapeutic options, focusing on direct clinical applications for busy healthcare professionals.
One million people in the United States suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that is potentially debilitating and sometimes fatal as the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. SLE can affect any part of the body, but most often damages the heart, joints, skin, lungs, blood vessels, liver, kidneys and nervous system. The course of the disease is unpredictable, with periods of illness alternating with remission. It can be treated symptomatically, mainly with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, though there is currently no cure. Several promising new treatments, however, are in late-stage clinical trials.
Lupus is one of several diseases known as the 'great imitator' because its symptoms vary so widely and it often mimics or is mistaken for other illnesses, and because the symptoms come and go unpredictably. As a result, patients present with varied symptoms to different practitioners and diagnosis can be elusive, with patients sometimes suffering unexplained symptoms and untreated lupus for years. Hence, a practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of lupus would be valuable to an array of clinicians and may help expedite earlier diagnosis and better patient care.
The target audience is rheumatologists in training and primary care physicians who care for lupus patients and allied health professionals who assist in their management. The book will fulfill a need for a concise, practical guide to Lupus for clinicians that distills the principal features of this complicated, often misunderstood disorder.
Dr. Daniel J. Wallace is one of the world's leading authorities on the disorder, an eminent clinician who has treated over 2,000 lupus patients, the largest such practice in America. He is the author of another Oxford book--The Lupus Book, and the editor of the premier authoritative lupus textbook, Dubois' Lupus Erythematosus.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #413173 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 115 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780195368987
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Review

"Clinical information about lupus that one might try to extract from heavy textbooks can be found easily in this condensed and user-friendly Essential Clinician's Guide by Daniel J. Wallace. Based on his clinical and scientific expertise in the field, the author sketches an exhaustive yet pragmatic view of the clinical aspects of the disease...Along with the text, just the right number of tables summarize the most important information in a few snapshots....I would consider this guide an excellent clinical introduction to lupus...and would certainly recommend it to anyone (students, practitioners, young specialists, researchers or educated patients) first stepping into the field."--Bernard R. Lauwerys as reviewed in Rheumatology

Customer Reviews

Navigating Lupus
One hundred pages of pure Lupus. Concise, clear and well written, this book blends academic facts with clinically relevant information. This book makes navigating the complex world of lupus an easy task both for the primary physician and rheumatologist alike.

Great information
This is a very thorough book about Lupus. It starts with the history of the disease and covers everything, like symptoms, diet, lab tests, effects on body systems, medications and their effects, conventional treatments, alternative treatments, and so much more. My only complaint is that it is written in "medicalese". I'm an R.N. and still some of it went over my head. Dr. Wallace is the "guru" of Lupus and everything he writes about it is wonderful. This is an extremely thorough book, but a little bit "up there". I'm not sure who the intended audience was for this, but it obviously is not Jane & John Q. Public. I've enjoyed it though, because it's a little "pocket rocket" (small and has everything n it).

Lupus: The Essential Clinicians Guide
This is the 3rd book that I have read from Dr.Daniel Wallace. It is easy to read, straight forward.
If you have Systemis Lupus this is one of the books to read.
This book is small and compact with loads of information to read.