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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Systemic Lupus (SLE ... 50%): Pleurisy / effusion ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... erythema nodosum (septal ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... : SLE, Reactive ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
AC joint showed effusion ... glenohumeral joint effusion ... #Arthritis #Effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #MSK
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... splenomegaly • Hepatic ... Pulmonary: pleural effusion ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Septic arthritis of the elbow on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

66M w painful, swollen R elbow
Septic arthritis ... thickening and joint effusion ... @UAB_Sono #Septic ... #arthritis #elbow ... #Joint #Clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... , APLA, PAC • Aseptic
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... nodules, joint effusions ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
MTP Septic arthritis ... mycobacterium without effusion ... Clinically no effusion ... ultrasound can help ... #clinical #pocus
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Bronchograms on Ultrasound ... consolidation; static ... including large effusions ... UAlberta_CCUS See ... airbronchograms-comparison-ultrasound-clinical-dynamic-static-pocus
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
Erythematosus Clinical ... cutaneous lupus • Arthritis ... or pericardial effusion ... Classification #Criteria #SLE ... Erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology