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True/False: RA is generally not associated with neuropsychiatric disease, except for depression from inflammatory cytokines.
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True.
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True/False: SLE is generally not associated with neuropsychiatric disease, except for depression from inflammatory cytokines.
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False.
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The three most common neuropsychiatric symptoms from SLE IN ORDER OF FREQUENCY are __.
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1. Cognition,
2. Depression 3. Psychosis. |
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Psychosis is generally NOT a side effect of prednisone at a dose below __ mg/day.
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40 mg/day.
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Psychosis is OFTEN a side effect of prednisone at a dose above __ mg/day.
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60 mg/day.
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Neuropsychiatric manifestations of SLE are mediated by three common pathophysiologic mechanisms, which are __.
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Antibodies against CNS
Anti-phospholipid antibody causing emboli Inflammatory cytokines stinky mnemonic: A! a cape, I see. (AaC,Ap--e, ic) stinkier mnemonic: A! a cap ace, I see. (AaC, Apace, ic) |
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True/False: Unlike prednisone, anti-rejection drugs, such as cyclosporine or tacrolimus do not have frequent neuropsychiatric side-effects.
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False.
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