Rheumatology Flashcards
What are the criteria for SLE?
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- Malar rash
- Discoid rash
- Photosensitivity
- seizures or psychosis
- oral ulcers
- pleuritis or pericarditis
- positive anti-ds, anti-smith, antiphospholipid
- positive ANA
- Renal
- hematologic disorder
- nonerosive arthritis
What endocrine problem is associated with SLE?
Hypo/hyperTH, Addisonian crisis
What neurologic problems are associated with SLE?
HA, memory loss, sz, psychosis, stroke, pseudotumor cerebri, cerebral venous thrombosis, aseptic meningitis, coma, chorea, global cognitive deficits, mood disorders, transverse myelitis, peripheral neuropthay
What pulmonary problem is associated with SLE?
Bleeding, HTN, interstitial lung disease
Morbidity for SLE occurs most often in which 2 disease systems?
Renal and CNS
What drugs typically cause drug-induced lupus?
diphenylhydantoin, ehtosuximide, carbamazepine
What are the most common lab findings in 1) drug induced lupus 2) neonatal lupus
1) antihistone and anti-DNA antibodies
2) Ro and La antibodies
What systematic problem is most common in
1) SLE
2) Neonatal lupus
3) Drug-induced
1) renal and CNS
2) heart block, rash, hepatitis
3) hematologic, pleural/pericardial disease
Pattern: rash in lower trunk and legs, appears in crops, eruptions last 3 weeks, has colicky abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, large joint arthritis
HSP
How often is kidney involvement seen in HSP patients?
20-40% hematuria, proteinuria, oliguria, ARF
So measure microalbuminemia
What GI problems in HSP
intussusception, bowel infarction, bowel perforation, hydrops of the gallbladder, pancreatitis, massive GI bleeding
What labs must you do if you suspect HSP?
CBC, PT/PTT, CMP, ESR/CRP, urine for protein, stool for occult blood
What cardiac complications are associated with Kawasaki?
Tachycardia, myocarditis, pericarditis, coronary artery aneurysms
Which constellation of lab findings are seen with Kawasaki disease?
High ESR, CRP, WBC, left shift, platelets, transaminases, TG/LDL. low HDL, sterile pyuria
What is the treatment for Kawasaki?
IVIG and mega dose aspirin for 48hr, then go to 3/-5mg/kg/day. Can discontinue with all acute phase reactants return to normal
If cANA is high, which vasculites is it most likely to be?
Wegener’s; Churg-Strauss
If pANCA is seen, which vaculities can it be?
microscopic polyarteritis, Churg-Strauss, UC, sclerosing cholangitis, Crohn’s disease
Which labs indicate active disease in SLE?
Low complement and anti-ds DNA
Which autoantibody is sensitive and which is specific for SLE?
ANA-specific
Anti-dsDNA specific
Anti-ribosomal P is a test for what?
psychosis associated with autoimmune
How do you treat HSP?
supportive, Tylenol/NSAIDs for joint pain, steroids for severe abdominal pain, steroids and immunosuppression for renal involvement
Which of the three JIA typically has highest morbidity for uveitis?
oligoarticular/pauciarticular JIA
Which JIA has highest percentage of patient with ANA+
Oligo/pauci
What is the morbidity of most concern in polyarticular JIA?
unremitting arthritis