02215cam a2200349 i 4500 2309808059 TxAuBib 20250606120000.0 240307s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024010348 9781421449883 hardcover 1421449889 hardcover 9781421449890 paperback 1421449897 paperback (OCoLC)1433151477 TxAuBib rda Shlotzhauer, Tammi L., author. Living with rheumatoid arthritis / Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, MD. Fourth edition. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024. ©2024. xxi, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Defining rheumatoid arthritis -- The joints and rheumatoid arthritis -- The course and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis -- Diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis: Why so many tests? -- Outside the joints: other signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis -- Lifestyle and coping strategies -- Coping with pain and fatigue -- Coping with emotions -- yours and everyone else's -- Protecting your joints -- Exercise and rheumatoid arthritis -- Specific exercises -- Medications past, present, future -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) -- Conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (cDMARDs) -- Biotherapies: the biologics, or bDMARDs -- Targeted synthetic DMARDs -- Glucocorticoids -- Alternative and complementary therapies -- Nutrition: Diets, nutrients, and nutritional supplements -- Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis -- Disability benefits, insurance, and other financial matters -- Other concerns -- Closing thoughts. "This work is a revised edition of the classic, comprehensive, and trusted guide to rheumatoid arthritis"-- Provided by publisher. 20250606. Rheumatoid arthritis Popular works. Rheumatoid arthritis. fast