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Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
IV - Diffuse Proliferative ... #Nephritis #SLE ... #Classification ... #Classes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... and Management ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... #lupus #Systemic
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Reactive: - Systemic ... Inflammatory • Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Causes of localized ... -> diffuse bronchiectasis ... RA, Sjögren, SLE ... #Differential # ... workup #algorithm
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Management of Lupus ... in 10 to 40% of SLE ... by 12 months Classification ... IV - Diffuse LN ... glomeruli) Diffuse
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... months to years) Systemic ... • Immunologic Workup ... Usual therapeutic management ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... #Systemic #Lupus
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... are present • Classic ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... lupus erythematosus ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #classification