A digoxin test may be ordered when it is suspected that levels are too low in someone who is taking the medication and has symptoms of heart failure such as: 1  Fatigue. 2  Shortness of breath. 3  Swelling in the hands and feet (edema).
lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that has some genetic factors it is also tied to environmental risk which may determine whether people actually ever manifest the illnessthese environmental factors may also play a role in the degree to which lupus may affect a person s life and mortalityupus can manifest in different parts of the body but may include joint pain swollen legs and feet may be symptoms of lupus nephritis a form of renal parenchymal disease people can have a genetic predisposition for lupus
It is believed that 5 million people throughout the world have a form of lupus. Lupus strikes mostly women of childbearing age. However, men, children, and teenagers develop lupus, too. Most people with lupus develop the disease between the ages of 15-44. Women of color are two to three times more likely to develop lupus than Caucasians. People of all races and ethnic groups can develop lupus.