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| SLE(systemic lupus erythematosus) |
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| chronic progressive, inflammatory, connective tissue, vascular disease involving multiple organ structures |
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| sex that lupus is most common in |
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| the onest of lupus is ussually in the ____ years |
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| genetics, environment, hormones |
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| the immune response of Lupus is triggered by (3) |
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| in Lupus, antibodies form against the _______ |
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| in lupus, antibodies deposit in _____ |
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| antibody deposits - tissue damage |
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| in lupus, ______ trigger an inflammatory response leading to local _____ |
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| in lupus, _______ are a frequent site of deposition(also MS, brain, heart, spleen, lungs) |
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| antibodies - target tissue |
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| in lupus, the _____ released and the ______ determines the symptoms |
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| fever, fatigue, anorexia, wt loss, malaise |
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| generalized complaints of lupus |
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| the muscle s/s of lupus resemble RA but are rarely _____ |
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in lupus,_____ appear on areas exposed to sun
- red, scaly and may leave a scar |
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| lupus - transient diffuse or patchy hair loss with or without underlying scalp lesions |
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| lupus - painless sores of the mouth, nose, lips |
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glomerulonephritis
- hematuria, proteinuria, edema (protein loss), renal failure |
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| in lupus, _____ increases the permability of the kidneys leading to (4) |
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| leading cause of death in lupus pts (effects 50% of pts) |
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