Advanced Med-Surg: Exam 4 - Units 9-11 with 100% correct answers

discoid lupus erythematosus only affects what? correct answersthe skin what is systemic lupus erythematosus? correct answersa chronic, progressive, inflammatory connective tissue disorder that can cause major body organs and systems to fail systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by... correct answersby spontaneous remissions and exacerbations ("flare-ups") and the onset may be acute or insidious (slow) what is a complication of the vasculitis (vessel inflammation) caused by lupus? correct answersit deprives the organs fo arterial blood and oxygen how excatcly is vasculitis caused? correct answers1st - antinuclear antibodies primrily affect the DNA, RNA and other components within the cell nuclei; THEN - as a result, immune complexes form in the serum and organ tissues, which cause inflammation, damage and destruction; AND THEN these complexes invade organs directly causing vessel inflammation what is the leading cause of death from SLE? correct answerslupus nephritis - the autoimmune complexes in systemic lupus erythematosus tend to be most attracted to the glomeruli of the kidneys what age is most often the onset of lupus? correct answers20-40 (childbearing years) (also has been reported in young children and older adults) when lupus is in remission what does the patient look like? correct answersthey may appear helathy and have few or no activity limitations major skin manifestations of SLE and DLE correct answersa dry, scaly, raised rash ont he face ("butterfly" rash) *think of the night of the living dummy... CrEePy..*