Chapter 11 B-cells in Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Stamatis-Nick C. Liossis, MD , George C. Tsokos, MD Among the numerous immunologic abnormalities encountered in patients with SLE, the most striking…
Chapter 3 Disease Development and Outcome Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH , Dafna Gladman, MD NATURAL HISTORY Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been recognized as a disease of exacerbations and remission…
Chapter 12 Cytokines in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Violeta Rus, MD , Charles S. Via, MD INTRODUCTION Systemic lupus erythematosus is characterized by a loss of tolerance to nuclear antigens and…
Chapter 5 Biomarkers of Disease Activity Larissa Lapteva, MD , Gabor G. Illei, MD INTRODUCTION Systemic lupus erythematosus has a characteristically waxing and waning course that can range in severity…
Chapter 2 Assessment of Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Marta Mosca, MD , Joan T. Merrill, MD , Stefano Bombardieri, MD Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease…
19 An Overview of the Therapeutic Application of Moxibustion Like yin and yang, the Chinese characters for acupuncture and moxibustion are inextricably linked together in the image of needles and…
IV Specialized Use of Points 22 Multiple Uses of Auricular Points 23 The Ancient Use of ST-36 (Zu San Li) with Different Needle Techniques and Point Combinations 128 24 GV-14…
23 The Ancient Use of ST-36 (Zu San Li) with Different Needle Techniques and Point Combinations As practitioners of Oriental medicine, we know that acupuncture points are a vortex of…
I General Approaches to Treatment 1 The Needle 2 Thoughts on Needling within the Clinical Encounter 3 Treating the Spirit—Treating the Blood with Oriental Medicine 1 The Needle As the…
7 Geriatric Disorders: Clinical Considerations and Treatment Modalities in Working with Elderly Patients in an Institutional Setting Working with elderly patients in a nursing home or similar institutional environment is…
