A Guide for Nurses
This site is intended for healthcare professionals as a useful source of information on the diagnosis, treatment and support of patients with lupus and related connective tissue diseases.
Introduction
This guide has been prepared to introduce nurses, midwives, and AHPs to systemic lupus erythematosus, which is referred to as SLE, or lupus throughout.If you would like a hard copy of the Guide, this is available free of charge to Health Professionals by providing your full details to National Office on 01708 731251 or headoffice@lupusuk.org.uk
Section Guide
• Foreword
• What is Lupus?
• Some Commonly Presenting Symptoms
• Diagnosing Lupus
• The Rheumatology Clinic
• Treating Lupus
• Managing Fatigue in Lupus
• Skin, hair and Lupus
• Lupus and Renal Disease
• What is Lupus?
• Some Commonly Presenting Symptoms
• Diagnosing Lupus
• The Rheumatology Clinic
• Treating Lupus
• Managing Fatigue in Lupus
• Skin, hair and Lupus
• Lupus and Renal Disease
• Lupus, the Heart and Lungs
• Lupus and the Brain
• Psychological and Psychiatric Problems in Lupus
• Lupus, Contraception, Pregnancy and HRT
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
• Sjögren's Syndrome, Raynaud's Phenomenon and Other autoimmune condtions that can occur with lupus
• Further Support and Information
• Lupus and the Brain
• Psychological and Psychiatric Problems in Lupus
• Lupus, Contraception, Pregnancy and HRT
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
• Sjögren's Syndrome, Raynaud's Phenomenon and Other autoimmune condtions that can occur with lupus
• Further Support and Information
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