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Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
the wrists and fingers ... the face (many differential ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
-60 minutes or longer ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
nose, ears, or fingers ... younger pts) Differential ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... episcleritis as well as inner ... ear disease Differential ... #Vasculitides #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Drug Induced Uveitis - Medications Associated with Uveitis

#DrugInduced #Uveitis #Medications #Rheumatology #Pharmacology #Differential #Causes
#Medications #Rheumatology ... #Pharmacology # ... Differential #Causes
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... episcleritis as well as inner ... #Vasculitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
system: small-fiber ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Medications to Avoid in Patients with G6PD Deficiency Due to Risk of Hemolysis
 - Chloroquine (Aralen)*
#Medications #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Hematology
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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medications #drugs #pharmacology ... #risk #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... flexors, quadriceps, finger ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology ... #differential #