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DD pt. #3 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - More common in women
    - - Most often diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 45
    - - More common in African Americans, Asia Americans, and Hispanics
  - - - Determines the rate at which red blood cells settle to the bottom of a tube in an hour --> faster than normal rate indicates a systemic disease
    - - Shows if lupus affected the kidneys
  - - - May lead to complement activation and more organ damage
- - - - ACE inhibitors and ARBs preserve kidney function as well as lower BP
    - - Dialysis
      - Transplant
- - - - A short course of blood thinners prior to a surgery, etc.
      - Leg wraps that inflate and deflate to keep blood moving in the legs
      - Compression stockings
      - Going for walks soon after a surgery