Why do doctors say Stat ? On TV, when a doctor wants a tool in surgery quickly, they say something like scalpel, stat. What does that mean? is it an acronym? what does the word stem from.
Selena Gomez. SELENA Gomez is battling the auto-immune disease lupus. According to US reports, the 21-year-old singer, who ditched the rest of her world tour (including shows in Australia), shortly before Christmas, was apparently diagnosed a few years ago, but is now suffering from complications, which have forced her to cancel dates.
There are four types of lupus: 1  Discoid lupus erythematosus: This type affects the skin and is also known as cutaneous lupus. 2  Drug-induced lupus erythematosus: Drug-induced lupus can occur as a side effect of some drugs, such as beta blockers, which are commonly used to treat heart disease and hypertension. Neonatal lupus erythematosus: This is a rare form of lupus in newborn babies, whose mothers have lupus, and can cause problems at birth or in rare cases, a serious heart defect.