CLMMRH

MEDICAL
ISOLATION WARD
 REVERSE ISOLATION
refers to the practice of healthcare workers and visitors wearing
barriers routinely upon entry to the client room

Purpose: preventing client exposure to external

microbes.
 What is the difference between isolation and reverse isolation?

 SOURCE TYPE:

• Patient - ISOLATION
• Environment or other person - REVERSE OR PROTECTIVE
ISOLATION
01.
SLE
SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
 DEFINITION
is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own
tissues, causing widespread inflammation and tissue damage in the
affected organs. It can affect the joints, skin, brain, lungs, kidneys, and
blood vessels.
 SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Most common:
● dry eyes
● mouth ulcers
● fatigue
● fever 
● loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and
weight loss
● shortness of breath
● joint inflammation, stiffness, and pain
● swollen glands
● muscle pain
● chest pain when you take a deep breath
● hair loss
● sun sensitivity
CAUSE● ENVIRONMENT
● GENETICS
● HORMONES
● INFECTIONS
● MEDICATIONS
 LUPUS FLARE
A lupus flare happens when your lupus
symptoms worsen, making you feel
ill. Flares come and go. Sometimes
warning signs occur prior to a flare,
while other times flares may occur
without warning.
 DIAGNOSTICS

BIOPSY LABORATORY IMAGING TEST

KIDNEY BIOPSY CBC CHEST X-RAY
SKIN BIOPSY Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ECHOCARDIOGRAM
Kidney and liver assessment
Urinalysis
ANA Antinuclear antibody
 TREATMENT

Antimalarial Corticosteroids.
Nonsteroidal
drugs
anti-
inflammatory
drugs
(NSAIDs) Immunosuppr Biologics
essants
 Lifestyle and home remedies

See your doctor Ask your doctor if you

Get regular
regularly. need vitamin D and
exercise. 
calcium supplements.

Don't smoke. Eat a healthy

diet.
Be sun smart.
 “God has chosen you
to make him known to
others.”
THANK
YOU