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9 Cards in this Set
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4 categories of treatment for RA
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- NSAIDs
- corticosteroids - disease modifying agents - analgesics |
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When eroisions are present in RA, what is indicated?
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A disease modifying agent
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Most common pathogen of otitis in diabetes
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pseudomonas
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Patients with liver disease are at risk for secondary
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hemosiderosis (no MVI with iron)
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Liver failure with vitamin A tends to occur at doses over
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100,000 IU per day (keep below 25,000IU if liver disease)
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7 hepatotoxic herbals
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- echinacea
- mistletoe - niacin - senna - valerian - "bush" herbal teas - comfrey |
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1st diagnostic test for impotence
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nocturnal penile tumescence (must be tested)
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Gottron papules =
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dermatomyositis
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Diagnosis of dermatomysositis
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Gottron papule or heliotropes plus 4 of 8:
- proximal mm. weakness - elevated Cr kinase or aldolase - muscle pain - myogenic EMG changes - anti-Jo-1 antibody - nondestructive arthritis - inflammation (temp, increase CRP or ESR) - pathology c/w inflamm myositis |
