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
1 You cannot catch lupus from someone or give lupus to someone. 2  Lupus is not like or related to cancer. 3  Cancer is a condition of malignant, abnormal tissues that grow rapidly and spread into surrounding tissues. 4  Lupus is an autoimmune disease, as described above. You cannot catch lupus from someone or give lupus to someone. 2  Lupus is not like or related to cancer. 3  Cancer is a condition of malignant, abnormal tissues that grow rapidly and spread into surrounding tissues. 4  Lupus is an autoimmune disease, as described above.