Musculoskeletal Flashcards
SLE pt presents w what on dx
Antinuclear antibodies, rash, low plt ct, serositis, nephritis
SLE: occurs mostly in who, can be induced by what
Young women. Drugs: hydralazine, procainamide, isonizid, methyldopa, slow acetylators at inc risk
What SLE inflammation and vasculitis does
Vessel wall thickening, weakening, narrowing, and scarring: CAD, Stroke risk etc. HTN, pulmonary HTN, Thromboembolism, Hypercoagulable state
SLE how skin and membranes affected
Butterfly rash, nasal erythema, oral and pharyngeal ulcers
How joints and muscle affected by SLE
Symmetrical arthritis, cricoarytenoid arthritis, myopathy, tendon rupture
How lungs affected by SLE
Lupus pna, restrictive, atelectasis (phrenic nerve neuropathy)
How kidneys and heart affected by SLE
Glomerulonephritis leading to nephrotic syndrome and RF. Pericarditis and valvular disease
How CNS and liver affected by SDLE
Cognitive symptoms, biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis
SLE tx: mild
NSAIDs, low dose steroids, hydroxychloroquine for skin and arthritis
Severe SLE tx
High dose steroids (stress dose intraop), methotrexate
Stress dosing for small,m moderate, or major surgery
None. 25 mg hydrocortisone q8 then taper 1-2 days. Major 50 mg q8 then taper 2-3 days
Anesthesia consid w airway management SLE
Laryngeal erythema and edema common, CA arthritis, ulcers, laryngeal nerve Palau
Consid for regional SLE
Coagulopathy or on anticoagulants. May have nerve lesion
How SLE affects anesthesia drug choices
Which SLE drugs on, if renal imp, hepatic clearance, cardiopulm involvement.
SLE drugs for altered renal function
Propofol and etomidate good. Benzos prolonged, urine elim. Opioids- demerol and morphine metabolites, resp dep in RF. VA ideal d/t no dep on renal elim
Where early RA appears
Hands, wrists, ankles, feet
Where late RA appears
Knees, elbows, shoulders
RA fx on lung and heart
Effusions, pulm fibrosis (restrictive pattern), pericarditis, tamponade, coronary arteritis, aortic insufficiency, dysrhythmias from nodes
RA drugs to tx RA
DMARDS slow progression. Methotrexate, axothioprine, sulfasalazine, TNF inhibitors/monoclonal antibodies
RA document what pre op.
ROM limits, baseline pain, numbness, weakness