Term
| what 2 non drug therapies are used for SLE |
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Definition
smoking cessation
sun protection |
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Term
| what are the 4 classes of drug therapies |
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Definition
NSAIDS
antimalarials
corticosteroids
cytotoxic |
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Term
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Definition
| fever, arthritis, serositis, rash |
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Term
| what function might NSAIDS decrease |
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Definition
| renal - but not lupous nephritis |
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Term
| when do you use antimalarials |
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Definition
cutaneos
arthalgia
fever
fatigue |
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Term
| what is the long term treatment |
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Definition
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Term
| dosing for hydroxycholorquine |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| what is the key monitoring for antimalarials |
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Definition
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Term
| at what 2 times do you use steroids |
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Definition
serious clinical manisfestation
unresponsive to other meds |
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Term
dosing for steroids for:
mild |
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Definition
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Term
| dosing for steroids for severe |
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Definition
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Term
| what is the pulse therapy |
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Definition
large dose if IV methylprednisolone
then oral prednisone |
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Term
| what is the dose of IV methylprednisolone |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| if using steroids want to remember prophylaxis for |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| how often do you do cyclophosamide doing Qmonth, and then how long Q3 months |
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Definition
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Term
| for cylcophosamide, WBC must be above |
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Definition
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Term
| azothiopurine or cylcophosamide is more toxic |
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Definition
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Term
which cytotoxic agent is used for induciton of remission?
which is used for maintenance? |
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Definition
cyclophosmaide
azothiopurine |
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Term
| what drugs are major cause of drug induced SLE |
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Definition
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Term
SLE vs Drug induced:
which occurs at older age |
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Definition
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Term
| gender domiancne of drug SLE |
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Definition
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Term
| most common symptom of drug induced SLE |
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Definition
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Term
| what drug class can be used for drug induced SLE |
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Definition
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