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What is Scl-70. what is it a/w.

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DNA topoisomerase 1. a/w diffuse systemic sclerosis

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what is jo-1. what is it a/w.

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histidyl tRNA synthase. a/w dermatomyositis and polymyositis with antisynthetase syndrome

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what is dsDNA a/w

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SLE and lupus nephritis.

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what level is considered positive for ANA?

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greater than 1:40. about 10% of the normal population will have titers that ate 1:80

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homogenous ANA IIF on Hep-2 tumor cells a/w what anti-bodies? And what disease?

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anti-dsDNA, anti-histone. SLE and drug-induced lupus

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peripheral ANA IIF on Hep-2 tumor cells a/w what anti-bodies? And what disease?

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dsDNA, SLE

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speckled ANA IIF on Hep-2 tumor cells a/w what anti-bodies? And what disease?

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Ro, La, U1RNP, Smith, RNA polymerase. Sjogrens and MCTD

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nucleolar ANA IIF on Hep-2 tumor cells a/w what anti-bodies? And what disease?

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fibrllarin/U3RNP. Systemic sclerosis

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discrete specked ANA IIF on Hep-2 tumor cells a/w what anti-bodies? And what disease?

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anti-centromere. CREST

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Lupus band test shows what?

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IgM>IgG> igA and C3 is a continuous granular band at DEJ

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What other diseases can you also see a false positive lupus band test?

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rosacea, telangiectasias, PMLE. But the band is usually weaker in intensity and more focal

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LBT in sun-protected normal skin can be positive in 50% of SLE patients. What does this correlate with?

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Correlates with anti-dsDNA and severe extracutaneous disease including renal disease

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What percentage of DLE patients progress to SLE? What antibody predicts this?

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10%. ssDNA

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What is a behavior risk factor for DLE?

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smoking

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Hypertrophic Lupus vs LP distribution on the body.

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Hypertrophic lupus likes the upper half of the body and hypertrophic LP likes the lower half

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How is Jessner’s different from tumid lupus and REM?

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Jessner’s has CD8+ predominant infiltrate with less mucin

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ANA is positive in what % of SCLE patients? DLE patients?

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ANA is positive in 75% of SCLE patients and 25% of DLE patients

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What is ssDNA a/w?

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linear morphea and risk for developing SLE in DLE patients

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What is Ro/SSA a/w

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neonatal LE/congenital heart block and SCLE

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What is Smith? What is it a/w?

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Splicesome RNP. Highly specific for SLE

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What is rRNP? What is it a/w?

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ribosomal p protein. Highly specific for SLE. a/w neuropsychiatric LE

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What is the ANA pattern in SLE?

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homogenous and peripheral

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What is the ANA pattern in dermatomyositis?

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speckled and nucleolar

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What is another name for TIF1gamma?

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p155 p140

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what is anti-p155/140 associated with?

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clinically amyopathic DM, cancer-associated DM. calcinosis cutis

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what is anti p140 associated with?

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juvenile DM with calcinosis

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What are the anti-tRNA synthase syndrome antibodies?

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anti-JO, anti-PL7, anti-PL12, EJ/OJ

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What is the anti-tRNA synthase syndrome clinical picture?

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mechanic hands, raynauds, severe ILD, myositiis, arthritis,

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what is mi2? What is the clinic picture it’s associated with?

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helicase. Good response to treatment in classic DM Skin and mild muscle disease

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What is another name for MDA4?

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CADM 140

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What is anti-MDA5 associated with?

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Amyopathic DM with rapidly progressive ILD and skin ulcers and painful palmar papules

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what is anti-SRP associated with?

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associated with flminant DM with cardiac involvement, poor prognosis

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What is anti-RNA polymerase associated with?

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systemic sclerosis with severe skin involvement and renal crisis

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What antibodies are associated with linear morphea? With linear/generalized morphea?

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ssDNA (linear), and histone (generalized)

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What is high rheumatoid factor assciated with

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mixed cryoglobulinemia and erosive RA

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What is the most specific antibody for SjS?

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alpha-fodrin

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What is the treatment ladder for cutaneous lupus?

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hdroxychloroquine or chloroquine, then add quinacrine, then add MTX, then pick (retinoid, thalidomide, MMF, dapsone)

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What HLA is associated with SCLE?

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HLA B8

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What other diseases is SCLE associated with?

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complement deficiencies (especially deficiencies in the early intrinsive pathway c1q/r/s, c2 and c4)

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what is the most common systemic finding in SCLE?

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arthritis in 70%

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41
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What drugs cause SCLE?

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GATCH. (Griseofulvin, Ace inhibitors, terbinafine, CCB, HCTZ)

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Women with anti-Ro have what % risk of having a child with NLE? What is they have CTD? What if they have had another child with NLE?

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1% (normal mom), 15% (CTD mom), 25% (another child with NLE)

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What % of NLE have cardiac issues? What type of cardiac issues?

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70% have some cardiac abnormality. 40% have congenital third degree heart block. Heart block is almost always present by birth. Present as brady cardia and irreversible complete heard block.

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Are all mom with a child with NLE symptomatic at the time of the child’s birth?

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No. 50% are asymptomatic

45
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How does prenatal systemic steroids affect risk lupus on the heart and skin?

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It does not decrease rate of cutaneous NLE but does decrease risk of congenital heard block

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What is the most common cause of completement deficiency-associated SLE?

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primary c2 deficiency

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what percentage of homozygous c2 deficiency will develop SLE?

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10% (low risk)

48
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what complement deficiency puts you at highest risk of SLE?

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c1q (90%)> c1r/s>c4>c2

49
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How do deficiencies in complement lead to lupus?

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Deficiencies in classic complement pathway will impair phagocytic clearance of apoptotic bodies which contain high levels of autoantigens, which will cause auto-antibody mediated inflammation

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what does deficiency of C1,C2,C4 put you at risk for?

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infections with encapsulated bacteria and SLE

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What is C2 deficiency associated SLE associated with?

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less severe systemic disease with mild or absent renal disease

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What is C1q/r/s and C4 deficieny associated SLE associated with?

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severe recalcitrant renal disease

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What is anti-c1q autoantibodies (acquired) associated with?

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lupus nephritis and hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis

54
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what is the screening test for complement?

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CH50

55
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where does lupus affect on the hands?

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dorsal hands sparing the knuckes

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What is Rowell’s syndrome? What antibodies is it associated with?

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EM arising in ACLE, SCLE, DLE typically Ro/SSA (+)

57
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What are environmental triggers for SLE?

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sunlight, cigarettes, vitamin D deficiency

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What does nail dermoscopy for SLE look like?

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wandering dilated glomeruloid loops

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What are some cutaneous signs of antiphopholipis syndrome?

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Degos like lesions, arophie blache, livedo reticularis

60
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What is (Livedo reticularis+ ischemic stroke)

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Sneddon Syndrome

61
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What is multiple eruptive dermatofibromas suggestive of?

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SLE

62
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How do you manage lupus in pregnancy?

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Continue hydroxychloroquine, low dose steroids, and maybe anticoagulation for APLS and azathioprine (preg cat D)

63
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How do you treat severe active lupus with renal disease?

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prednisone and pulsed IV cyclophosphamide

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what is belimumab?

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monoclonal human antibody that inactivates BLyS (B-lymphocyte stimulator) causing apoptosis and inhibition of B cell maturation

65
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what is the 10 year survival for lupus? What is the cuase of death? <5 years and >5 years

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90% 10 year survival. In the first 5 years, inflammatory lesions of SLE and infection. Beyond 5 years, thromboses of arterial (MI) or venous (DVT/PE)

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When and how does drug induced lupus typically present?

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Typically presents about 1 year after drug initiation. Arthritis and myalgias. Usually lacks skin findings, lacks renal findings and lacks seizures/psychosis.

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What do the antibodies look like for drug induced lupus?

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Positive anti-histone ab. Negative dsDNA antibody.

68
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Ab for minocycline-induced SLE?

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Minocycline is usually ANCA positive and anti-histone negative.

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Ab for TNFalpha induced SLE? How id TNFalpha induced SLE different from the normal drug induced SLE?

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dsDNA positive. Typically has a lot of skin involvement (malar rash, photosensitivity, SCLE and DLE lesions)

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What does the typical patient with reticular erythematous mucinosis look like?

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middle-aged female with history of tanning bed use

71
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What are the most common medications that cause dermatomyositis?

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Hydroxyurea and statins

72
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Besides proximal muscles, what other muscles do dermatomyositis affect?

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Eophageal/oropharyngeal muscles (dysphagia), cardiac disease (mostly subclinic EKG abnormalities), diaphragm weakness,

73
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What causes the heliotrope sign?

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Inflammation of the udnerlying orbicularis oculi muscle, not the skin

74
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What is the Banker variant of dermatomyositis?

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juvenile DM with severe systemic vasculitiis, cutaneous ulcerations, widespread calcinosis, GI hemorrhage/ulceration

75
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What is vasculitis in adult dermatomyositis a sign of?

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malignancy

76
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What are cancers associated with dermatomyositis? In asians?

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Ovarian, colon cancer. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (asians). Breast, lung, pancreatic, non hodgkins lymphoma

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When are most cancers diagnosed in DM? When does the risk return back to normal? What risk doesn?t return to normal

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Cancers are diagnosed within 2 years. Risk fo rmost cancers return to normal in 5 years. Colon cancer and pancreatic cancer risk remains elevated

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What is the most common cause of death in adult Dermatomyositits? Name 3

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malignancy, ischemic heart disease and pulmonary complications

79
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When and what does hydroxyura-induced DM look like?

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occurs about 5 years after starting hydroxyurea. Myositis never seen

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When and what does NON-hydroxyura-induced DM look like?

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usually starts 2 months after drug initiation and 80% have muscle weakness

81
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Whats the schirmer test? How is it positive?

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It is positive if tear film migrates <5mm in 5 minutes

82
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What is vasculitis in Sjogrens Syndrome associated with?

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Associated with systemic involvement (arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, raynauds, renal involvement), LYMPHOMA, increased MORTALITY

83
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What is the most common skin finding in Sjogrens Syndrome? Most important skin finding?

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Most common is xerosis. Most important is vasculitis.

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What is th emost severe complication of Sjogrens syndrome?

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non-hodgkins lymphoma (predominately extranodal marginal zone b cell lymphoma ) MALT (mucosal assocated lymphoid tissue) usually involving major salivary glands

85
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What are sialogogue therapy (promotes saliva)

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pilocarpine and cevimeline

86
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What is the antibody for relapsing polychondritis?

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anti-collagen type 2

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Diagnostic criteria for relapsing polychondritis requires 3/6 of what?

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  1. recurrent chondritis of both auricles 2. chondritis of nasal cartilages 3. nonerosive polyarthritis 4. inflammation of ocular structures 5. chondritis of respiratory tract 6. Cochelear or vestibular damage
88
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What is #1 mortality for relapsing polycondritis?

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Pneumonia > systemic vasculitis >artery aneurysm dissection

89
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What is MAGIC syndrome?

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Behcets disease + relapsing polychondritis

90
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Mixed Connective Tissue is a mix of 2 of what what diseases?

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SLE, Dermatomyo, Scleroderma, Rheumatoid Arthritis

91
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HLA for MCTD?

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HLA DR4

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What is the most servious complication of MCTD?

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pulmonary HTN accouts for 40% of MCTD deaths

93
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What is the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis?

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self-reactive CD4 Tcells produce Th1, IL1, IL6, TNFa calling in neutrophils and complement.

94
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What causes bone erosions in RA?

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RANKL binds RANK on osteoclasts causing bone erosion

95
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What rheumatoid arthritis skin findings are associated with high RF titers?

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Rheumatoid nodules, rheumatoid nodulosis, rheumatoid vasculitis, Superficial ulcerating necrobiosis

96
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Rope sign

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Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis

97
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how does PNGD present?

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Eroded papules overlying joints (early phase of rheumatoid nodules)

98
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RA antibodies. Most sensitive. Most specific.

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Most sensitive is RA. Most specific is CCP

99
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Do Rheumatoid nodules respond to treatment for arthritis?

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NO

100
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Felty syndrome? Treatment.

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RA with neutropenia, splenomagaly, refractory leg ulcers (PG), increased risk for lymphomas and leukemias. Tx is splenectomy