eQuizShow
Vascular Collagen Diseases
Trivia
Question: This disease means "hardening of the skin" in English
Answer: Scleroderma
Question: Is that dude wearing purple eye shadow? Or is it..?
Answer: Dermatomyositis
Question: While not as severe as Rheumatoid arthritis, this experienced by up to 90% of patients with SLE.
Answer: Lupus arthritis; joint pain.
Question: Also called a butterfly rash. Might be the origin of the name Lupus.
Answer: Malar rash.
Question: Spell SLE.
Answer: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Causes/Triggers
Question: Drug induced SLE might be triggered by these drugs.
Answer: Procainamide, hydralazine, isoniazid.
Question: Most collagen vascular diseases are thought to be caused by what?
Answer: Faulty genes.
Question: These might trigger symptoms of various autoimmune diseases.
Answer: UV exposure, viruses, bacteria, stress, cancer.
Question: What is the process of clearance deficiency?
Answer: Apoptotic cells develop secondary necrosis, which leads to a cascade that eventually causes autoimmune and inflammatory response.
Question: B-leukocytes specifically produce what in various autoimmune disorders?
Answer: Antinuclear antibodies.
Treatment
Question: As EMS providers, what can we do for patients experiencing an autoimmune flare up?
Answer: Supportive measures; fluids, O2, pain management.
Question: What OTC therapies are commonly used to treat symptoms of autoimmune disorders?
Answer: NSAIDs, Tylenol, Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Question: What is the definitive treatment for collagen vascular diseases?
Answer: There is none.
Question: The main goal of treatment for autoimmune disorders is?
Answer: To improve quality of life.
Question: Why do chemotherapy drugs, such as methotrexate, help in cases of autoimmune disease?
Answer: They target rapidly multiplying cells(e.g. cancer OR the immune system).
Random
Question: Say dermatomyositis three times fast. (Without stumbling over it!)
Answer:
Question: Say silk three times aloud.
What do cows drink?
Answer: Water.
Question: When was rheumatoid arthritis first described?
Answer: 1800
Question: Who first described rheumatoid arthritis?
Answer: Dr. Augustin Jacob Landre-Beauvais
Question: What did you eat for breakfast?
Answer:
House MD
Question: It's never...
Answer: Lupus
Question: How many seasons did it take before it FINALLY was Lupus?
Answer: Four.
Question: Dr. House (and his friend Dr. Wilson) are based on which popular literary characters?
Answer: Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.
Question: On what show did Hugh Laurie (House) appear with Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean).
Answer: Blackadder.
Question: House keeps his secret stash of what, in a book on what?
Answer: Vicoden; Lupus