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Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Management of Lupus ... • Class Ill - Focal ... (C) : chronic lesions ... (C) : chronic lesions ... #rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflamed response to local ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Recurrent and chronic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... pain, (Sub)acute: a ... B-Y • MRI: ON- focal ... / WM lesions (b ... #treatment #rheumatology
Prior anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation with Hill-Sachs fracture and Perthes lesion
Imaging Findings:
 • The arrow is
This is a Perthes ... surgical repair Differential ... displaces medially → CHRONIC ... with an adjacent focal ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Pulmonary Nodule ... Focal pulmonary ... lesions that are ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... Management options
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... B-cell activity → local ... granulomas in a ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... normal/high - Chronic ... #Polycythemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... pneumonia • Chronic ... stable residual lesion ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
over a five to ... compressive cord lesion ... virus, HIV, Hep A/ ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... Ig A nephropathy ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology