Immune therapy Flashcards
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Abatacept
- Ustekinumab
- Basiliximab
- Cyclophosphophamide
- Denosumab
- Efalizumab
- Infliximab
- Mycophenolate mofetil
- Rituximab
A 56 year old Afro-Caribbean with known systemic lupus erythematous has been treated with long-term steroids. The patient presents to her rheumatologists with back pain, a DEXA scan confirms osteoporosis.
Denosumab
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Abatacept
- Ustekinumab
- Basiliximab
- Cyclophosphophamide
- Denosumab
- Efalizumab
- Infliximab
- Mycophenolate mofetil
- Rituximab
A 53 year old man who is undergoing kidney transplant surgery is given a drug that prevents guanine synthesis to induce immunosuppression.
Mycophenolate mofetil
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Abatacept
- Ustekinumab
- Basiliximab
- Cyclophosphophamide
- Denosumab
- Efalizumab
- Infliximab
- Mycophenolate mofetil
- Rituximab
A 60 year old woman who suffers from Rheumatoid arthritis is treated with methotrexate. Despite this, it becomes more severe. Her rheumatologist recommends a CTl4-immunoglobulin fusion protein.
Abatacept
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Abatacept
- Ustekinumab
- Basiliximab
- Cyclophosphophamide
- Denosumab
- Efalizumab
- Infliximab
- Mycophenolate mofetil
- Rituximab
A 48 year old man with longstanding SLE is seen by his rheumatologists. He is currently being treated with corticosteroids and has developed end-organ involvement of kidneys, lungs and heart.
Cyclophosphophamide
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Abatacept
- Ustekinumab
- Basiliximab
- Cyclophosphophamide
- Denosumab
- Efalizumab
- Infliximab
- Mycophenolate mofetil
- Rituximab
A 54 year old who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis is seen by her rheumatologists. She has been taking disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, but her condition has recently worsened. As a result the doctor prescribes a TNF-a inhibitor.
Infliximab
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Cyclophosphamide
- Omalizumab
- Daclizumab
- Suflasalazine
- Hydroxychloroquine
- IFN-β
- Infliximab
- Leflunomide
- Methotrexate
- Mycophenolate
Patients on this medication require regular monitoring of the retina.
Hydroxychloroquine
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Cyclophosphamide
- Omalizumab
- Daclizumab
- Suflasalazine
- Hydroxychloroquine
- IFN-β
- Infliximab
- Leflunomide
- Methotrexate
- Mycophenolate
A 60 year old woman who has been newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis is prescribed a first-line DMARD.
Methotrexate
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Cyclophosphamide
- Omalizumab
- Daclizumab
- Suflasalazine
- Hydroxychloroquine
- IFN-β
- Infliximab
- Leflunomide
- Methotrexate
- Mycophenolate
A 56 year old woman with previously diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis has recently developed vasculitis and is given a strong immunosuppressive agent.
Cyclophosphamide
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Cyclophosphamide
- Omalizumab
- Daclizumab
- Suflasalazine
- Hydroxychloroquine
- IFN-β
- Infliximab
- Leflunomide
- Methotrexate
- Mycophenolate
A 27 year old woman is currently on medication for rheumatoid arthritis. She is planning to conceive in the near future but is told she needs to undergo a washout of the drug first.
Methotrexate, Leflunomide
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Cyclophosphamide
- Omalizumab
- Daclizumab
- Suflasalazine
- Hydroxychloroquine
- IFN-β
- Infliximab
- Leflunomide
- Methotrexate
- Mycophenolate
A biological DMARD used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Infliximab, Methotrexate
