Peer 8 - immune system disorders

Question 1

tx of raynaud?

Answer 1

hand warming and oral calcium channel blockers (nifedipine)

Question 2

cmv retinitis and MAC in hiv patients occurs at what cd4 count?

Answer 2

< 50

Question 3

sx of lupus?

Answer 3

pericarditis, arthritis, anemia, thrombocytopenia, proteinuria

Question 4

anaphylaxis should be treated with what in addition to airway monitoring and h2 blockers and epi and benadryl?

Answer 4

crystalloid resuscitation, rapid fluid shift to extravascular space even when not hypotensive early on

Question 5

presentation of acute renal artery thrombosis after renal transplant?

Answer 5

oligoanuria, acute kidney failure, uncontrollable hypertension days to weeks after surgery

Question 6

most common clinical manifestation of acute rheumatic fever?

Answer 6

migratory polyarthritis that predominantly involves larger joints

Question 7

side effect of definitive treatment of kawasaki disease?

Answer 7

IVIG causes vomiting, hypotension, and seizures