IBD — Flashcards

Asthma or CF and productive cough and eosinophilia / ↑ IgE levels is suggestive of _____

_____ is a dermatological condition on the lower limb that is characterized by a central necrotic base and purplish irregular borders

What is the most characteristic feature of allergic conjunctivitis? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a pregnant patient with Crohn's disease, abdominal pain, nausea, bilious vomiting, fever, and leukocytosis? _____

The seronegative spondyloarthropathies may be remembered with the mnemonic "PAIR" P: _____ A: _____ I: _____ R: _____

A pt w/ a history of ulcerative colitis presents c/o of joint pain. History reveals a symmetric, bilateral, non-deforming arthritis affecting the fingers and lower back. What is the most likely dx? _____

P-ANCA = _____

Hint: IBD

Pale/boggy mucosa of nasal turbinates, polyps, cobblestoning? _____

General treatment of seronegative arthropathies (PAIR) include: (1) _____ (2) Local Steroid injections (3) DMARDs (except axial skeleton) (4) TNF-alpha inhibitors

Inflammatory arthritis = _____-_____ WBCs