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INDEX
Entries in boldface indicate the
pages where you can find the
most information on each sub-
ject. For common medical prob-
lems, these are usually the pages
with decision charts and advice
on home treatment and when to
see a doctor.
Acetabulum, 220
Acetaminophen, 6, 133 -134. See
also Tylenol
for fever, 206
as important drug, 156 -157
for osteoarthritis, 64
Acetylsalicylic acid, 115 -117.
See also Aspirin
Achilles tendon, 40, 214
Aching, 82 -88. See also General
conditions
Acrosclerosis, 90 -91
ACTH injections, 47
Acupressure/Acupuncture, 183
Acute gouty arthritis, 45
Acute rheumatic fever, 24
Adrenal crisis, 135
Advil, 120. See also Ibuprofen
Aging
depression and, 87
fibromyalgia and, 83
osteoarthritis and, 61
polmyalgia rheumatica and,
69
pseudogout as disease of, 48
ALAT test, 171
Alcohol
fatigue and, 200
gout and, 47
sexual problems and, 265
Aldolase, 71
Aldomet, 265
Alendronate, 99
Aleve, 120. See also Naproxen
Allopurinol, 151
for gout, 44, 48
skin rash from, 240
Alprazolam, 85
Alternative medicines, 161 -162
ALT test, 171
Americans with Disabilities
Act, 267
Amitriptyline, 85
Ampicillin, 240
Analgesics
avoiding, 21
See also specific analgesics
ANA test, 172
Androgens, 135
Anemia
lupus and, 28
polmyalgia rheumatica
and, 69
rheumatoid arthritis and, 19
Ankle
gout in, 45
pain in, 216 -217
Ankle replacement surgery, 165
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 2,
11, 35 -39
heel pain with, 214 -215
Annulus fibrosis, 79
Anorexia nervosa, 204
Ansaid, 114, 132
Antacid, 204, 258, 242
Antibiotics, 146 -148
for fever, 207
for gonococcal arthritis, 55
for Lyme disease, 58
penicillinlike, 53. See also
Penicillin
for Reiter's syndrome, 43
Antibodies, antinuclear, 28
Antidepressants, 160
Anti-DNA test, 172
Antifungus treatment, 183
Anti-inflammatory drugs,
112-115
for juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis, 25
nonsteroidal, 112 -135.
See also Nonsteroidal anti‐
inflammatory drugs
for osteoarthritis, 64
for polmyalgia rheumatica, 70
for polymyositis and
dermatomyositis, 72
Reiter's syndrome and, 43
See also Aspirin
Antimalarial medications,
146-148
Antinuclear antibodies, with
lupus, 28
Antinuclear antibody tests
(ANA, FANA), 172
Anti-RNP, 173
Anti-tumor necrosis factor
drugs, 22
Anxiety
exercise and, 105
with fibromyalgia, 83
Arava, 152 -153. See also
Leflunomide
Aristocort, 136
Arteries, inflammation of many
(polyarteritis), 92
Arteritis, 68
Arthritis
acute gouty, 45. See also Gout
attachment, 10. See also
Attachment arthritis
categories of. See Arthritis
categories
chart of types, 13
crystal, 11. See also Crystal
arthritis
defeating, 2 -7
defined, 3 -4
depression and, 87 -88
gonococcal, 54 -56
incidence of, 4
infectious, 51. See also
Infections
monarticular, 23
polyarticular, 23
preventing, 192 -196
psoriatic, 30 -33
rheumatoid. See Rheumatoid
arthritis
symptoms. See Symptoms
systemic, 23
types of, 8 -15
Arthritis categories, 9 -12
chart of, 13
features of, 14
identifying your, 12 -15
Arthritis and the Elderly
(Moskowitz and Haug),
274
Arthritis Foundation, 182,
275-276
Arthritis Helpbook, The (Lorig and
Fries), xiv, 21, 107, 109, 248,
253, 254, 274
Arthritis mutilans, 32
Arthritis organizations, 275 -276
Arthritis Society, 182
Arthritis Status Test, 270 -273
Arthrotec, 114, 120
AS. See Ankylosing spondylitis

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Publication Information: Book Title: Arthritis: A Take Care of Yourself Health Guide for Understanding Your Arthritis. Contributors: James F. Fries - author. Publisher: Perseus Books (Current Publisher: Perseus Publishing). Place of Publication: Reading, MA. Publication Year: 1999. Page Number: 277.
    
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