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12 Cards in this Set
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What are the 11 possible symptoms associated with SLE?
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Serositis
Oral Ulcers Arthritis Photosensitive rash (sensitive to UV not sunlight) Blood dyscrasias Renal disorder ANA positive test Immunologic disorder Neurologic disorder Malar rash Discoid rash |
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How many of the 11 symptoms of SLE must be observed by MD for it to be considered SLE?
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Four
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What are the characters of RA? x2
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1. Symmetric joint inflammation
(inflammation means swelling) 2. Autoantibody formation |
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What are the characters of OA? x4
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1. Asymmetric joint involvement
2. Asymmetric joint space narrowing 3. Joint hypertrophy 4. New bone formation (osteophyte) |
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Characters of Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy (SNSA) x3.
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1. Axial involvement (back pain)
2. Peripheral joint arthritis 3. Enthesitis |
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Define enthesitis.
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Inflammation / ossification
at the insertion of ligaments and tendons onto bone |
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What accounts for "sausage digits" ?
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SNSA
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What is scleroderma? AKA?
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Disease manifested by
excessive, inappropriate scar tissue formation (fibrosis) throughout entire body (skin, blood vessels, kidneys, GI, lung, heart, etc) PSS - Progressive Systemic Sclerosis |
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Polymyositis / Dermatomyositis
- type of disease? - main symptom - negative symptoms x3 |
Autoimmune disease
Proximal muscle weakness No distal muscle weakness No facial weakness No PAIN |
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What type of arthritis only affects the cervical spine?
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RA
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OA most commonly affects what joint area?
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DIP
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RA most commonly affects what joint area?
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MCP
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