Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Question 1

Patient with APS possess antibodies that recognize this microorganism:
And causes false positive tests:

Answer 1

Treponema pallidum
PL/Choleterol complexes

Twsts
Syphilis and VDRL

Question 2

Define catastrophic APS

Answer 2

Rapidly peogressive simultaneous thromboemlism of 3 or more organs

Question 3

Mottled reticular vascular pattern that appears as a lace-like puprlish discoloration of the skin

Answer 3

Livedo reticularis

Question 4

Laboratory criteria/titers

Answer 4

Lupus anticoagulant
Anticardiolipin
Anti beta 2 glycoprotein I

Question 5

Pergnancy morbidity

Answer 5

1 unexplained dearh of a normal fetus at or beyond the tenth week of gestation
1 Premature births if a morphologicalltt normal neonate before the 34th week of gestation because of eclampsia, placental insufficiency
3 unexplained consecutive spontaneous abortions before the tenth week of gestation

Question 6

Target INR

Answer 6

2.5-3.5