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Antibodies and Drugs Flashcards

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What is anti-dsDNA associated with?

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  • SLE
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What is anti-Ro and anti-La associated with?

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SLE
Sjogrens

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What are anti-centromere and anti Scl70 associated with?

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Systemic scelrosis

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What is anti Jo-1 associated with?

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Polymyositis

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What is the only antibody which rises with disease severity?

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Anti-dsDNA

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6
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What is reduced in SLE flares?

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Complement C3 and C4

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What is c-ANCA associated with?

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  • GPA
  • Infection
  • Neoplasia
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What is p-ANCA associated with?

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  • Microscopic polyangitis
  • Infection
  • Neoplasia
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9
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What are corticosteroids main treatment for?

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Polymyalgia rheumatica
Giant cell arteritis

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10
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What diseases are DMARDs mainly used in?

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  • Rheumatoid arthirits
  • Psoriatic arthitritis
  • SLE
  • Vasculitis
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Most common three DMARDs for inflammatory arthirit s

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  • Methotrexate
  • Hydroxychloroquine
  • Sulfasalazine
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Which DMARDs are contraindicated in pregnancy and breastfeeding?

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  • MTX
  • Leflunomide
  • Cyclophosphamide
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Who are biologics used for?

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RA
Psoriatic arthiritis
Ankylosing spondylitis

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14
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Best DMARD RA

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Rituximab - CD20 inhibitor or
Tocilizumab - IL-6 inhibitor

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AS and Psoratic arthitis DMARD

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  • IL-17A antiagonists
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16
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What is important to screen for if giving DMARDs?

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  • Latent TB
  • Hepatitis B
17
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Vaccination advice for those with AI disease

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  • Annual influenza advised
  • Pneumococcal advisable for some
  • Live vaccinations should be avoided in more immunosupressive DMARDs eg MTX, azathioprine, ciclosporin, leflunomide
18
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Adverse effects of MTX

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  • Nausea
  • Oral ulcers
  • Hair thinning
  • Hepatitis/cirrhosis
  • Pneumonitits
  • Bone marrow supression
19
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Side effects of hydroxychloroquine

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  • GI disturbance
  • Retinal pigmentation and loss of vision - screening needed
  • No blood tests needed
20
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Side effects of sulfasalazine

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  • GI upset
  • Rash
  • Hepatitis
  • Bone marrow supression
21
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Side effects Azathioprine

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  • GI upset
  • Bone marrow supression
22
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Side effect of cyclophosphamide

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  • Bone marrow supression
  • Infertility
  • Increase risk of cancer
23
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Ciclosporin side effectd

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  • Renal impairement
  • HTN
24
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Leflunomide side effects

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  • GI upset
  • HTN
  • Bone marrow supression
  • Hepatitis `

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