Treatment and Labs
Hydroxychloroquine and prednisone are two medications used to treat SLE. Which one is used to decrease inflammation quickly?
What is prednisone?
Rheumatoid arthritis predominantly affects these parts of the body
What is hands and feet
True or false- Mothers with HIV can safely breast-feed
What is false?
What does SLE stand for?
What is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
A nurse is accidentally stuck with a needle while caring for a client with HIV. What is the first action the nurse should take?
What is washing the area with soap and water?
This laboratory test is used to diagnose and monitor the treatment of RA?
What is C-reactive protein?
What type of disease is Rheumatoid Arthritis considered.
What is Auto immune?
The only guaranteed way to prevent sexual transmission of HIV
What is abstinence?
80% of lupus patients experience ____ which refers to extreme tiredness.
What is fatigue?
Angioedema, difficulty swallowing, wheezing, or shortness of breath, which one of these is the EARLIEST indicator of anaphylaxis?
What is angioedema?
This NSAID is known to thin the blood and reduce coagulation
What is Aspirin
The letter "I" in NSAIDs stands for?
Inflammatory
Name two symptoms of SLE
What are painful or swollen joints and muscle pain, extreme fatigue, unexplained fever, the red rash usually on the face (malar rash or butterfly rash) unusual loss of hair, sensitivity to the sun, weakness and profound fatigue, mouth ulcers, poor appetite, weight loss, abnormal menses, edema, and swollen glands
This test for HIV can produce results in 10-20 minutes?
What is Rapid HIV antibody test?
What information about infection prevention is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan for a patient with a severe immune deficiency disorder?
What is wash your hands frequently?
Common prescription-strength Ibuprofen in mg
What is 800mg
This is the recommended dosage range in mg/day for ibuprofen
What is 1600-3200mg
Which of the following can be affected by SLE? (A)Lungs (B)Brain (C)Kidneys (D)All of these.
What is D- all of these?
This term refers to the amount of virus in an HIV infected person's blood
What is Viral load?
A priority when caring for a client with HIV
What is protecting the client from infection?
This is the major side effect we are concerned with for NSAIDS
What is GI bleeding?
DMARD stands for
What is Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
These are the three main goals for physical therapy interventions for patients with Rheumatoid arthritis.
What is increased strength & ROM(decreased stiffness), decreased pain?
Name for the medication regime used to prevent the acquisition of HIV-1 infection
What is PReP? Pre-exposure prophylaxis - daily medication to reduce the chance of getting HIV
An ESR is a test used to measure the amount of inflammation? What does ESR stand for?
What is Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate?