Systemic lupus erythematosus

SLE or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a very complicated disease process. According to the American College of Rheumatology,” Lupus is a destructive inflammatory disease process. It affects multiple organ systems, usually characterized by fatigue, fever, skin lesions, joint pain and swelling, anemia often affecting the kidneys and various other organs. This disease is ten times more common in women than it is in men.” SLE is a chronic disease process that there is no known cure for, basically,…

YSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE) SLE stand for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The Latin word for lupus means “wolf” while Erythematosus means “red rashes”. Red rashes on a patient’s face that looked like wolf bites was discovered by Dr. Cazenave in 1851 and he named it Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) which only involved the skin. In 1885, Sir William Osler recognized that many people with lupus had a disease involving not only skin but many other organs or systems, so he named the disease…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Tricky Disease Imagine standing on stage in front of thousands of people and all of a sudden, something feels funny in your body and you collapse. This happened to Grammy-awarding winning singer, Toni Braxton. Performing on stage in Las Vegas in 2008, Toni Braxton collapsed on stage with what doctors thought was a minor heart attack (Ellise, 2014). Unfortunately, Toni Braxton was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). This research paper will give an…

to keep us healthy and devoid of disease and infection. Composed of white blood cells, the immune system functions to identify and destroy foreign substances, known as pathogens or antigens. In the case of an autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus, abbreviated SLE, the immune system does not function as it should. Instead of attacking and destroying foreign invaders, the immune system reacts to the body’s own healthy tissues as if they were pathogens. This causes a multitude of…

fulfillment of the requirements of N5315 Advanced Pathophysiology Mary Schira Ph.D., RN, ACNP-BC September 19, 2017 What causes systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)? Why did the NP suspect that Sharon may have lupus? (15 pts) Exact cause of systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is not known. It is believed that some people are born with tendency to develop lupus that is triggered by a viral infection, chemical exposure or other unknown environmental factors. Some of the risk factors are…

reviewed for this systematic review that were relevant to clinical research topic. The results from the articles were used to address the question which treatment immunosuppressives or corticosteroids is better in treating adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus. Immunosuppressives reviewed in this paper are Hydroxychloroquine, Methotrexate, Cyclophosphamide, Rituximab, Azathioprine, Mycophenolate Mofetil, Anti-cytokines (including anti-TNF therapies such as Etanercept, Infliximab and…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is defined as a chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissue (Williams, 2011). An abbreviation commonly used for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is SLE. Lupus can affect various parts of the body. This includes the skin, joints, kidneys, blood, brain, heart, and lungs (Petri, 2003). This disorder cannot be cured, but treatment can help. The treatment goal is to…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an autoimmune disease, where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. To fight diseases our bodies produce antibodies, but in an SLE patient’s case, their body will produce what’s called ‘autoantibodies’. This means their immune system cannot tell the difference between foreign invaders and healthy cells. These autoantibodies cause the symptoms of the disease. Lupus can affect the skin, joints,…

What are social determinants of health? Why are these determinants important? Social determinants of health are factors that influence the health of an individual. They assist in determining the extent to which a person is able to satisfy their personal, physical, social, and environmental needs. This paper will discuss specific social determinants which are affecting a Canadian family, and the changes that can be made to better the health of this family. The family in discussion is the Johnson…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or SLE is a complex systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the loss of tolerance to nuclear antigen, immune complex formation and innflammation in multiple organs ( Hagberg and Ronnblom, 2015). This disease is a very confusing disease. Through my research I have found many different things can happen to you once you are found with systemic lupus erythematosus or lupus for short. This disease is very interresting and hard to describe at the same time. You will…