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Neuromuscular junction disease, Raynaud, scleroderma Flashcards

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Myasthenia Gravis: frequency?

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most common NMJ disorder

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Myasthenia Gravis: pathphysiology?

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antibodies to postsynaptic ACh receptor

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Myasthenia Gravis: symptoms?

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fatigable muscle weakness (proximal weakness, ptosis, diplopia, dyspnea, dysphagia)

spared reflexes
worsens with muscle use

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Myasthenia Gravis: symptoms eye?

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ptosis, diplopia

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Myasthenia Gravis: symptom respiratory?

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dyspnea

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Myasthenia Gravis: reflexes?

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normal

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Myasthenia Gravis: worsens or improves with muscle use?

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worsens

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Myasthenia Gravis: what kind of muscle weaknes?

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fatigable

proximal muscles
ptosis
diplopia
dyspnea
dysphagia, difficulty chewing

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Myasthenia Gravis: bulbar muscle involvement leads to .. ?

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dysphagia, difficulty chewing

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what is dysphagia?

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difficulty swallowing

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Myasthenia Gravis: respiratory muscle involvement leads to .. ?

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dyspnea

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most common NMJ disorder

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myasthenia gravis

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autoantibodies against postsynaptic ACh receptor

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myasthenia gravis

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14
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proximal muscle weakness with ptosis and diplopia, get worse with use. reflexes normal

what is this sugggestive oft?

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Myasthenia Gravis

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Myasthenia Gravis: associated with?

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thymoma, thymic hyperplasia

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which NMJ disease is associated with thymoma?

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Myasthenia Gravis

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which NMJ is associated with thymic hyperplasia?

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Myasthenia Gravis

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Myasthenia Gravis: AChE inhibitor administrator effect?

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reverses symtomps

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19
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Myasthenia Gravis: treatment?

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pyridostigmine

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Pyridostigmine: treatment for what?

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Myasthenia Gravis

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21
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AChE inhibitor is short for what?

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achetylcholine esterase inhibitor

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: frequency?

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uncommon

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: pathophysiology?

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autoantibodies to presynaptic Ca2+ channels -> less ACh release

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: symptoms?

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proximal weakness
autonomic symptoms (dry mouth, constipation, impotence)
hypoflexia

improves with muscle use

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: associated with?

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small cell lung cancer

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whatLambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: reflexes?

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lower

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: autonomic symptoms?

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dry mouth, constipation, impotence

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: weakness in which muscles?

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proximal

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: how do symptoms improve?

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with muscle use

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autoantibodies against presynaptic Ca2+ channels, effect?

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Less ACh release

(Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome)

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30
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proximal muscle weakness, dry mouth, hyporeflexes

improves with muscle use

suggestive of?

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

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30
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which NMJ is associated with small cell lung cancer?

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

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30
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which NMJ is uncommon?

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

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autoantibodies against presynaptic Ca2+ channels, less Ach release

which disease?

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

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32
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which NMJ disorder has lowered reflexes?

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

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which NMJ disorder has normal reflexes?

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: AChE inhibitor effect?

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AChE inhibitor minimal effect in which disease?

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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

36
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Raynaud: mechanism

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cold or stress -> arteriolar (small vessel) vasospasmen -> color change (white to blue to red)

37
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what can cause symptoms of Raynaud disease?

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cold or stress

38
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what causes the color changes in Raynaud?

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white - ischemia
blue - hypoxia
red - reperfusion

39
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what causes white color in raynaud?

40
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what causes blue color in raynaud?

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what causes red color in raynaud?

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reperfusion

42
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what are the color changes and order in raynaud?

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white -> blue -> red

43
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what happens to the blood vessels in raynaud?

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vasospasm due to cold/stress

44
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in which body part raynaud phenomenon?

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fingers and toes

45
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when is raynaud called ‘raynaud disease’?

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when it’s primary/idiopathic

46
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when is raynaud called ‘raynaud phenomenon’?

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2nd to a disease process

47
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raynaud can be secondary to which disease?

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SLE
Systemic sclerosis (CREST)
mixed connective tissue disease

48
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digital ulceration seen in which forms of raynaud?

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secondary (SLE, SS, MCTD)

49
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what causes digital ulceration in raynaud

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critical ischemia

50
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raynaud: treatment?

A

calcium channel blockers (promotes vasodilatation)

51
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what are calcium channel blockers?

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antihypertensive drugs which promote vasodilatation

52
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scleroderma: other name?

A

systemic sclerosis

53
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systemic sclerosis: other name?

A

scleroderma

54
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systemic sclerosis: triad?

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autoimmunity
vasculopathy
collagen deposition with fibrosis

55
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triad of:
autoimmunity
vasculopathy
collagen deposition with fibrosis

what is this?

A

systemic sclerosis

56
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systemic sclerosis: what happens to the skin?

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collagen deposition with fibrosis

57
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systemic sclerosis: how does the skin look?

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puffy, taut (stretched tight) skin without wrinkles

fingertip pitting

58
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systemic sclerosis: what happens to fingertips?

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fingertip pitting

59
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puffy, taut (stretched tight) skin without wrinkles. fingertip pitting

suggestive of?

A

systemic sclerosis

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systemic sclerosis: can involve which systems? (besides skin)

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renal
pulmonary
GI
cardiovascular

61
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systemic sclerosis: what can happens to renal system?

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scleroderma renal crisis

62
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how to treat scleroderma renal crisis?

A

ACE inhibitors

63
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systemic sclerosis: possible pulmonary pathology?

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interstitial fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension

64
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systemic sclerosis: possible GI symptoms?

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less peristalsis and LES tone -> dysphagia and heart burn

65
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what is the percentage of females with systemic sclerosis?

66
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what are the 2 major types of systemic sclerosis?

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diffuse and limited (CREST)

67
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Diffuse scleroderma: skin involvement?

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widespread

68
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diffuse scleroderma: how fast if progression?

69
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diffuse scleroderma: visceral involvement early or late?

70
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diffuse scleroderma: characteristics?

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widespread skin involvement, rapid progression, early visceral involvement

(in sum: widespread skin, fast and organs also)

71
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diffuse scleroderma: antibodies?

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anti-Scl-70 antibody
anti-RNA polymerase III

72
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anti-Scl-70 antibody
anti-RNA polymerase III

associated with what?

A

SS
diffuse scleroderma type

73
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what is another name for anti-Scl-70 antibody?

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anti-DNA topoisomerase-I antibody

74
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anti-DNA topoisomerase-I antibody

another name?

A

anti-Scl-70 antibody

75
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widespread skin involvement, rapid progression, early visceral involvement

characteristics of which type of SS?

76
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limited scleroderma: skin involvement?

A

limited to face and fingers

77
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limited scleroderma: also with which syndrome?

78
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what is the CREST syndrome?

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Calcinosis cutis, anti-centromere antibody
Raynaud
Esophageal dysmotility
Sclerodactylyl
Telangiectasia

79
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what is the C in CREST syndrome?

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calcinosis cutis
anti-centromere antibody

80
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what is the R in CREST syndrome?

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what is the E in CREST syndrome?

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esophageal dysmotility

82
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what is the S in CREST syndrome?

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sclerodactyly

83
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what is the T in CREST syndrome?

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telangiectasia

84
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Sclerodactyly, what is this?

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a hardening of the skin of the hand

fingers curl inward (claw-like shape)

85
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what are telangiectasia?

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small, widened blood vessels on the skin

86
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limited scleroderma: clinical course benigne or malignant?

87
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SS: skin involvement only face and fingers. which type?

A

limited scleroderma

88
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CREST syndrome associated with which type of SS?

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limited scleroderma

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