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1
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What is the cause of GVHD?

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Recipient’s APC activate CD4 T4 cells, from the graft, causing an immune response

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What causes acute GVHD?

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Donor cytotoxic T cells or cytokines from helper T cells destroy epithelial cells

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What are the skin changes in acute GVHD?

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Rash, exfoliation

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What are the GIT changes in GHD?

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Ulcerative gastroenteritis

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What are the hepatic changes in acute GVHD?

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Bile duct necrosis

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What happens to the immune system in acute GVHD?

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Immunosuppression

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What are the histological changes in the bile ducts in acute GVHD?

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Loss of cuboidal epithelium

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Does acute always precede chronic GVHD?

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No

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What is the MOA of chronic GVHD?

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Development of autoreactive T cells from donor stem cells that cannot be clonally deleted

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What are the three places that are most often damaged in chronic GVHD?

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  1. Dermis and skin appendages
  2. GI mucosa
  3. Jaundice
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What are the two, broad types of autoimmune disease?

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Systemic

Single cell or organ

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Diffuse scleroderma is caused by what?

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Topoisomerase I attacked

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Limited scleroderma is caused by what?

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Centromere proteins acctacked

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14
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What are the three criteria for autoimmune disease?

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  1. Immunological rxn to a self antigen
  2. Reaction is primary o pathogenesis
  3. No other well defined cause or identifiable etiology
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15
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How do you diagnose autoimmune diseases?

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Lab tests
Biopsies
clinical characteristics

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16
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What happens to antigen naive T cells in the thymus?

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Maturation and selection

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17
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What are the two things that are necessary to activate a T cell? What happens if these are not present?

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B7 from APC, and signals from Th cells

If not present, then anergy

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18
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CD28 ligand on T cells bind to what on APCs?

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B7

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What is peripheral tolerance?

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When T cells bind to MHC, but not bind to B7, then they become anergic (or apoptose)

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20
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Expression of what genes confers higher susceptibility to loss of self tolerance?

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D locus on MHC class I

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21
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Polymorphism in what gene that encodes a protein Y-kinase is implicated in autoimmunity?

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PTPN-22

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22
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How do microbes stimulate autoimmunity?

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cross reactivity or molecular mimicry

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23
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Which gender is more susceptible to autoimmune disease?

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Females

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24
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SLE occurs when, and in whom?

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Females around 2-3rd decade

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25
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What is characteristic of both the butterfly rash, and the discoid rash seen in SLE?

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Photosensitive

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What is the malar rash in SLE?

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fixed erythema, flat or raised over the malar eminences tending to spare the nasolabial folds

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What is the discoid rash in SLE?

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Erythematous raised patches with adherent keratotic scaling and follicular plugging; atrophic scarring may occur

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What are the neurological disorderes with SLE?

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Szs or psychosis

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29
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What are the hematologic disorder that occurs in 100% of pts with SLE?

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hemolytic anemia
leukopenia
Lymphopenia

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30
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What is the serositis in SLE?

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Pleuritis or pericarditis document by ST elevation in all leads

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What is the renal disorder seen in SLE?

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Proteinuira

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What are the immunologic disorders with SLE?

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Anti-dsDNA, anti SM + anti phospholipid abs

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33
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What is the genetic locus associated with SLE? What does this code for?

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HLA-DQ

MHC class II

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34
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What are the environmental facotors associated with SLE?

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UV light
Viruses
Drugs
hormones

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35
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What is the immune response to SLE?

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Self reactive helper T cells escapse tolerlance drie antibody production by B cells

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36
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What type of autoimmunity if SLE?

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II, III (antibodies and immune complexes)

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37
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What is the immune response to SLE?

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Self reactive helper T cells escape tolerance drive autoantibody production by B cells

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38
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What are the common symptoms with SLE? (5)

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renal disease
Arthritis
Fever
Fatigue
weight loss
39
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What causes the autoimmunity of SLE?

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Increased burden of apoptotic bodies, thus increased nuclear antigen

40
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What is the hallmark of SLE, and is used in diagnosis?

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Antinuclear antibodies (ANA), reflecting a loss of tolerance

41
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What are the 4 categories of Ag that ANAs are directed against in SLE?

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DNA
HIstones
Proteins bound to RNA
Nuclear Ag

42
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What is the diagnostic technique used in SLE?

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Immunofluorescent staining

43
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What is ANA testing?

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Uses human tissue cell culture nuclei as a substrate for diagnostic screening and toerh types of nuclei

44
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What are the two self antigens that are attacked in SLE?

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Double stranded DNA

Histones

45
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What is the self antigen attacked in Diffuse scleroderma? Limited?

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Diffuse = Topoisomerase I
Limited = Centromere proteins
46
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Why can you be totally healthy, but still have reactive self antibodies in your serum?

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Damaged tissue is targeted

47
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What is central tolerance?

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Destruction of T cells from binding too well to MHC cells in the thymus

48
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What are the three MOA of peripheral tolerance?

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  1. No B7
  2. Th suppression of self reactive T cells
  3. Apoptosis
49
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What three bits of information are obtained from ANA testing?

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Positive/negative
Titer
Pattern of staining

50
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What does the peripheral rim staining pattern of ANA indicate?

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Indicates Ab to ds-DNA

Seen in SLE

51
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Homogenous staining of ANA is found for what three antibodies? Which two disorders is this particularly found in?

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Ab to DNP, ds-DNA, histones

Seen in RA and SLE

52
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Speckled ANA staining pattern occurs for what four antibodies?

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Anti-sm
Anti-ro and La
anti-Scl 70

53
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Nucleolar ANA staining pattern is found for what antibody?

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Anti-centromere

54
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Speckled pattern with anti- Sm and RNP indicates what?

A

Sjogren’s syndrome

55
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Speckled anti Scl-70 indicates what?

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PSS (systemic)

56
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Speckled anti-centromere indicates what?

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PSS (CREST)

57
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Speckled anti-nucleolar indicates what?

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SLE and PSS

58
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Of the following diseases:

  • SLE
  • Drug-induced LE
  • Systemic sclerosis (diffuse)
  • Limited scleroderma (CREST)
  • Sjogren’s,

which has “many nuclear antigens”?

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They all do, but SLE and drug induce SLE >95%

59
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Of the following diseases:

  • SLE
  • Drug-induced LE
  • Systemic sclerosis (diffuse)
  • Limited scleroderma (CREST)
  • Sjogren’s,

which has anti ds-DNA abs?

60
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Of the following diseases:

  • SLE
  • Drug-induced LE
  • Systemic sclerosis (diffuse)
  • Limited scleroderma (CREST)
  • Sjogren’s,

which has anti-histones?

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> 95% drug induces SLE

61
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Of the following diseases:

  • SLE
  • Drug-induced LE
  • Systemic sclerosis (diffuse)
  • Limited scleroderma (CREST)
  • Sjogren’s,

which has anti-nuclear RNP?

A

SLE (30-40%)

62
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Of the following diseases:

  • SLE
  • Drug-induced LE
  • Systemic sclerosis (diffuse)
  • Limited scleroderma (CREST)
  • Sjogren’s,

which has anti SS-A(Ro) or SS-B(La)?

63
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Of the following diseases:

  • SLE
  • Drug-induced LE
  • Systemic sclerosis (diffuse)
  • Limited scleroderma (CREST)
  • Sjogren’s,

which has anti DNA topoisomerase I (Scl-70)?

A

Systemic sclerosis (22-36%)

64
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Of the following diseases:

  • SLE
  • Drug-induced LE
  • Systemic sclerosis (diffuse)
  • Limited scleroderma (CREST)
  • Sjogren’s,

which has anti-smith?

65
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Of the following diseases:

  • SLE
  • Drug-induced LE
  • Systemic sclerosis (diffuse)
  • Limited scleroderma (CREST)
  • Sjogren’s,

which has anti-centromeric?

A

Limited scleroderma (CREST)

66
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Homogenous ANA pattern = ?

A

RA or drug induced SLE

67
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Rim pattern ANA pattern = ?

A

SLE active flares

68
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Centromere ANA pattern = ?

A

CREST syndrome

69
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What are the specific Lupus ANAs?

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dsDNA
Anti-Smith
RBCs
Phospholipids

70
Q

Hyper or hypo coagulability in SLE? Why?

A

Hypocoag d/t antibodies against Phospholipids

71
Q

What are the hypersensitivities seen in SLE?

72
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True or false: any organ can be involved in SLE

73
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What causes the arthralgias of SLE?

A

Immune complexes

74
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What are the histological characteristics of SLE skin rash?

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Immune cells beneath the dermis

75
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What are the vascular changes in SLE?

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Immune complexes deposit in vascular beds leading to vasculitis

76
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What are the histological characteristics of the vascular changes seen in SLE?

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Layered, fibrous thickening (onion staining)

77
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What is the MOA of renal damage in SLE?

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Immune complex deposition in the glomeruli

78
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What are the cells that make up the ECM in glomeruli?

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Mesangial cells

79
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What is the acute form of serosal membranes in SLE? Chronic?

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Acute = exudation of fibrin
Chronic = Proliferation of fibrous tissue
80
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What are the heart defects in SLE? (2)

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Endocarditis (libman and Sacks)

Pericarditis

81
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Small, warty vegetations along lines of closure of valve leaflets in the heart = ?

A

Rheumatic heart disease

82
Q

Large, irregular destructive masses on valve cusps that can extend to the chordae = ?

A

Infective endocarditis

83
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Small, bland vegetations at the line of closure =?

A

Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis

84
Q

Small-medium sized vegetations on either/both sides of valve leaflets =?

A

Libman-Sacks endocarditis

85
Q

What are the lung changes seen in SLE? Acute, chronic ?

A 
Acute = pneumonitis
Chronic = vascular/pulmonary fibrosis
86
Q

What are the CNS symptoms seen in SLE? MOA?

A

Focal deficits + Szs

MOA= ?

87
Q

What are the three major causes of death with SLE?

A

Renal failure
Infection
CAD

88
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How often does SLE develop in chronic discoied LE?

89
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What is subacute cutaneous LE?

A

Rash, mild systemic disease

90
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How often does SLE develop in chronic discoid LE?

91
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What is the treatment for drug induced LE?

A

Cessation of drug

92
Q

What are the drugs involved in drug induced Lupus? (4)

A

D-penicillamine
Procainamide
Hydralazine
Isoniazid

93
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What is Drug induce SLE?

A

Lupus -like syndrome without Renal or CNS involvement

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