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A Simple Guide To The Autoimmune Diseases, Diagnosis, Treatment And Similar Conditions
A Simple Guide To The Autoimmune Diseases, Diagnosis, Treatment And Similar Conditions
A Simple Guide To The Autoimmune Diseases, Diagnosis, Treatment And Similar Conditions
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This book describes The Autoimmune Diseases, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
An auto immune disease is a disease of the human body where the abnormal cells of the body attack its own cells:
1. In the joints as in Rheumatoid arthritis
2. In the skin as in psoriasis
3. In the muscles as in Myasthenia gravis
4. Throughout the body as in Systemic Lupus Erythematosis.
An autoimmune disorder happens when the body's immune system attacks and wipes out healthy body tissue by mistake.
The blood cells in the body's immune system help defend against harmful materials.
The harmful substances are bacteria, viruses, toxins, cancer cells, and blood and tissue from outside the body.
These substances have antigens.
The immune system forms antibodies against these antigens that allow it to destroy these harmful substances.
When the patient has an autoimmune disorder, the immune system does not differentiate between healthy tissue and antigens.
As a result, the body produces a reaction that kills normal tissues.
The immune system normally defends against germs like bacteria and viruses.
Normally, the immune system can tell the distinction between foreign cells and the own cells.
In an autoimmune disease, the immune system inaccurately identifies the part of the body, like the joints or skin, as foreign.
It secretes proteins called auto-antibodies that fight healthy cells.
Rheumatoid arthritis injures the joint.
Other diseases, like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), involve the whole body.
The precise cause of autoimmune disorders is not known.
Genetics, diet, infections, and exposure to chemicals might be some of the causes.
One belief is that some microorganisms (such as bacteria or viruses) or drugs may activate alterations that cause confusion in the immune system.
This may occur more often in people who have genes that make them more vulnerable to autoimmune diseases.
Doctors do not know precisely what induces the immune-system to misfire.
Some people tend more likely to have an autoimmune disease than others.
Based on a 2014 study, women have autoimmune diseases at a rate of about 2 to 1 compared to men.
Often the disease begins during a woman’s childbearing years (ages 15 to 44).
Some autoimmune diseases are more frequent in certain ethnic groups.
Certain autoimmune diseases, like multiple sclerosis and lupus, are inherited in families.
Since the incidence of autoimmune diseases is rising, doctors believe environmental factors like infections and exposure to chemicals
An autoimmune disorder may cause:
1.The destruction of body tissue
2.Abnormal growth of an organ
3.Changes in organ function
No single test can diagnose most autoimmune diseases.
A positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) blood test may suggest an autoimmune disease
The treatments cannot cure autoimmune diseases but they can control the overactive immune reaction.
Immune-suppressing drugs can reduce the symptoms and relieve the inflammation

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Autoimmune Diseases
Chapter 2 Myasthenia
Chapter 3 Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
Chapter 4 Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chapter 5 Psoriasis
Chapter 6 Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 7 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn Disease)
Chapter 8 Ulcerative Colitis
Chapter 9 Addison’s Disease
Chapter 10 Grave’s Disease
Chapter 11 Sjogren Disease
Chapter 12 Hashimoto thyroiditis
Chapter 13 Vasculitis
Chapter 14 Autoimmune Hepatitis
Chapter 15 Pernicious Anemia
Chapter 16 Celiac Disease
Chapter 17 Myocarditis
Chapter 18 Interstitial Cystitis
Chapter 19 Alopecia areata
Chapter 20 Guillian Barre
Chapter 21 Giant Cell Arteritis
Chapter 22 Systemic Sclerosis
Chapter 23 Wegener Granulomatosis
Chapter 24 Still Disease
Chapter 25 Felty Disease
Chapter 26 Ankylosi

LanguageEnglish
PublisherKenneth Kee
Release dateOct 17, 2019
ISBN9780463719428
A Simple Guide To The Autoimmune Diseases, Diagnosis, Treatment And Similar Conditions
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Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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