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Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
4-6 weeks but <3 ... and a symptom-free ... Chronic Pericarditis ... #criteria #cardiology ... #chronic
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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internal organs 3 ... and Symptoms: ... myocardial fibrosis, pericarditis ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... satiety, bendopnea. 3. ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
weeks without symptoms ... NSAlD >2 weeks (3 ... + colchicine >3 ... management #treatment #rheumatology ... #cardiology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Cardiac Disease: Pericarditis ... Recurrent and chronic ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... Agranulocytosis 3. ... leukemia #CLL #Chronic
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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or proteinase 3 ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
deposition, seen as a 3- ... cardiac MR (double V sign ... with nonspecific symptoms ... heart failure symptoms ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... or proteinase 3 ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... : • Pericarditis ... muscular atrophy • Chronic