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SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Classification: • Acute ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... small and large bowel ... vein thrombosis Hematologic
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... and Management Algorithm ... factors: Previous acute ... cognitions, Abuse Diarrhea
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
overlap syndromes ... diseases only if Ag ... target is LEDGF ... /p75 and there is ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... D-lactate (short bowel ... syndrome, intestinal ... acidosis: - Diarrhea
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
pattern and titer is ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... , Inflammatory Bowel ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... • Inflammatory Bowel ... (inflammation is ... Erythematosus (SLE
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... Retroviral Syndrome ... Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ... • New onset SLE ... HIV-1 p24 core Ag
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• 75% of ALL is ... Philadelphia - BCR-ABL ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Willebrand factor Ag ... inhibitor and lupus ... von Willebrand syndrome ... • Warfarin • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology