IBD — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: Dissemination of blastomycosis commonly occurs in _____ patients

Answer: immunocompromised

Flashcard 32: Which form of IBD always causes bloody diarrhea? _____

Answer: Ulcerative colitis

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Flashcard 33: Normally, patients with atlantoaxial instability often develop neurologic deficits _____ in the disease

Answer: late

Flashcard 34: Interferon β protects the _____ Barrier by preventing extravasation of lymphocytes

Answer: Blood Brain

Flashcard 35: Risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis include HLA-_____, smoking, and silica exposure

Answer: DR4

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Flashcard 36: Chronic Blastomycosis may cause _____

Answer: Osteomyelitis

Flashcard 37: Is pseudogout more common in males or females? _____

Answer: Both genders affected equally

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Flashcard 38: What is the treatment for cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP)? _____

Answer: Oral corticosteroids

Flashcard 39: _____ may appear 1-2 weeks after Herpes Simplex Virus infection

Answer: Erythema multiforme

Extra: also a/w mycoplasma, drugs (sulfa, PCN, phenytoin)

Flashcard 40: IL-12 deficiency presents with decreased levels of _____

Answer: IFN-γ