This post continues our discussion of the Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE INVOLVEMENT Most SLE patients develop skin and mucous membrane lesions at some point in their disease process, although there is a great deal of variability in presentation. The most common lesion is a facial eruption that in known as the “butterfly” rash…
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Five Communication Errors Correctional Nurses Make
Communication is a major component of nursing, and includes not only the words we use, but the way in which they are conveyed. Correctional nurses often have very little time to communicate with their patients and brief interactions take place every day during medication line, sick call, chronic care clinic and even while the nurse is walking down the hall….
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Clinical Practice Update: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus I
Mortality in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) has decreased over the past few decades; currently, the average 10-year survival rate exceeds 90% and the 15-year survival rate is approximately 80%. In the past, mortality was attributed to the disease itself, but today, mortality is often a result of medication side effects (e.g. fatal infections in individuals receiving potent immunosuppressive medications)…
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