Summary NUR2356: Multidimensional Care I / MDC 1 Exam 1

NUR2356: Multidimensional Care I / MDC 1 Exam 1 Module 10 -#30 1. Scleroderma a. AKA systemic sclerosis b. Rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder c. Abnormal thickening of the skin d. Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon can occur 2. Lupus a. 2 classifications: i. Discoid (affects the skin) ii. Systemic (causes major body organs to fail) (has remission and exacerbations, causes direct damage and causes vasculitis which deprives organ of blood and oxygen) (Butterfly rash across the nose, nephritis, pericarditis, Raynaud’s phenomenon) b. Lupus nephritis is the leading cause of death for lupus because of the damage done to the kidneys 3. Rheumatoid arthritis a. Autoimmune inflammatory systemic disease of the synovial joints. CD4+ helper cells stimulate release of cytokine release, stimulates neutrophils to break down cartilage. Steroids 4. CREST Syndrome a. Multisystem connective tissue disorder b. Calcinosis c. Raynaud’s phenomenon d. Esophageal dysfunction e. Sclerodactyly (thickening and tightening of skin of fingers and hands) f. Telangiectasia (dilati