SLE mnemonic?

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Does anyone have a good mnemonic for remembering the 11 criteria for SLE? I think I used to know one, something about a bubblehead, but now I can't remember. Thanks in advance!

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S=serositis
O=oral ulcers
A=arthritis
P=photosensitivity, pulmonary fibrosis
B=blood cells
R=renal, Raynauds
A=ANA
I=immunologic (anti-Sm, anti-dsDNA)
N=neuropsych
M=malar rash
D=discoid rash
 
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I like DOPAMINE RASH (from Ayala)

D: Discoid rash
O: Oral Ulcers
P: Photosens
A: Arthritis
M: Malar
I: Immuno markers (anti sm, dsdna, ro, la, histone for drug induced etc)
N: Neuro changes (psychosis, personality changes, seizures)
E: Elevated ESR

R: Renal
A: +ANA
S: Serositis (Pleurisy, pericarditis)
H: Hematologic (Hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia)
 
SLE criteria:

here's another one

DOPAMINE RASH
D=Discoud lupus
O=oral ulcers
P=photosensitivity
A=arthritis (hands,wrists,knees)
M=malar rash
I=immunologic criteria =anti-Smith, anti-ds-DNA, anti-Ro, anti-La
N=neurologic changes
E=incr. ESR (tho not a criteria)

R=renal dz
A=ANA+
S-serositis (pleurisy, pericarditis)
Hematologic dz=hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia

fr. Pathophys fr. the Boards & Wards :)
 
greets fr. nyc said:
oops.
didn't see the last reply.

yeah. ayala is a good book.

Yeah. For such a tiny book, it it packed with craploads of stuff. Every time I think I "know" about a disease, I look it up in Ayala and there are always one or two things I didnt know. It is a pain in the ass to read the book "cold" without having read anything else.

Legion.
 
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