Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flashcards

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What are anti-nuclear antibodies? How are they detected and reported? What diseases is it associated with?

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What is the most likely dx based on the ANA immunofluorescence?
ALSO describe the immunofluorescence shown.

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What is the most likely dx based on the ANA immunofluorescence?
ALSO describe the immunofluorescence shown.

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What is the most likely dx based on the ANA immunofluorescence?
ALSO describe the immunofluorescence shown.

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What is the most likely dx based on the ANA immunofluorescence?
ALSO describe the immunofluorescence shown.

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How would you define SLE?

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Multisystem inflammatory autoimmune disease characterised by autoantibody production of ANA+ve, Anti-DsDNA + C3C4, AntiRO, AntiSm(ith).

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What antibodies in SLE are most associated with SLE?

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AntiSM (most)
AntiDS DNA

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What is the effect of AntiRo in an SLE patient when it crosses the placenta?

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Which SLE antibody is also common in Sjogren’s?

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AntiRO

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How are Anti-DsDNA and C3C4 related in SLE?

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What drugs can cause drug induced lupus? What Ab is present?

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What is the gender distribution of SLE?

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Describe the pathophysiology of SLE.

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What are the systemic symptoms of SLE?

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What organ systems are affected by SLE?

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Skin and mucosa
joints
CNS
Cardio
Resp
Immune
Haematological (BM)
Renal

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What are the manifestations of SLE based on the organ system:
1. Skin and mucosa

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What are the manifestations of SLE based on the organ system:
1. Joint

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What are the manifestations of SLE based on the organ system:
1. CNS

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What are the manifestations of SLE based on the organ system:
1. Cardio

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What are the manifestations of SLE based on the organ system:
1. Resp

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What are the manifestations of SLE based on the organ system:
1. Immune

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What are the manifestations of SLE based on the organ system:
1. Haematology

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What are the manifestations of SLE based on the organ system:
1. Renal

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What are the symptoms of SLE and what questions would you ask in history?

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26
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Describe this image.

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malar rash indicative of SLE

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Describe this image. What disease is this seen in?

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livedo reticularis (APS)

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What are the signs of SLE?

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What antibody in SLE can cause neonatal lupus or congenital heart block?

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Anti Ro

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You have been asked to investigate a patient with SLE. For each of the following investigations, state your expected findings.
1. urine dipstick
2. urine analysis
3. ECG

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You have been asked to investigate a patient with SLE. For each of the following investigations, state your expected findings.
1. FBC

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You have been asked to investigate a patient with SLE. For each of the following investigations, state your expected findings.
1. autoantibody screen

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You have been asked to investigate a patient with SLE. For each of the following investigations, state your expected findings.
1. U&E

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You have been asked to investigate a patient with SLE. For each of the following investigations, state your expected findings.
1. CXR

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You have been asked to investigate a patient with SLE. For each of the following investigations, state your expected findings.
1. kidney biopsy

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What are the investigations needed to support your diagnosis of SLE.

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What is the conservative management of SLE?

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What is the acute pharmacological management of SLE?

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How are the skin and joint symptoms of SLE managed?

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How are the multi organ manifestations of SLE treated?

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What is the chronic pharmacological management of SLE including escalations.

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What malignancies typically complicate SLE?

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What are the complications of SLE?

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What is a major poor prognostic factor of SLE? What are some other poor prognostic factors?

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Is CNS lupus a/w early or late mortality? What about ESKD/ infection?

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In what condition is the following autoantibody most commonly detected:
1. anti ds-dna

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SLE

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In what condition is the following autoantibody most commonly detected:
1. anti smith

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SLE

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In what condition is the following autoantibody most commonly detected:
1. anti RO

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Sjogren’s

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In what condition is the following autoantibody most commonly detected:
1. anti la

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Sjogren’s

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In what condition is the following autoantibody most commonly detected:
1. anti RNP

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MCTD

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In what condition is the following autoantibody most commonly detected:
1. anti-Sm

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SLE

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In what condition is the following autoantibody most commonly detected:
1. anti Jo1

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polymyositis

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In what condition is the following autoantibody most commonly detected:
1. anti scl70

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systemic sclerosis