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Effect of Selected Diseases on Complement Levels - C3, C4
 • SLE C3 ↓ C4 ↓↓
Selected Diseases on Complement ... Levels - C3, C4 • SLE ... • Infection eg SBE ... ThePeanutKidney #Complement ... Levels #C3 #C4 #differential
Thrombotic Microangiopathies - Primary Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... HUS (aHUS) - Complement-mediated ... TMA #hematology #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Syndromes and Mimics - Differential ... anti-GBM) 10%: - Low Complement ... Levels: SLE, Cryoglobulinemic ... Vasculitis - Normal Complement ... Syndromes #Mimics #Differential
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
See below for table ... helpful paper complements ... #GI #Ileitis #Differential ... #Table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
90% - Low complement ... Erythematosus (SLE ... 80% - Low complement ... management of SLE ... #comparison #table
Common pediatric rashes you see in clinic. How to differentiate them? Name that rash.

#pediatrics #peds #rashes
pediatric rashes you see ... How to differentiate ... clinical #comparison #table
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Traumatic arthritis SLE ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
activation • Complement ... tagged with C3 complement ... classical pathway (see ... Complement Activation ... proliferate and differentiate
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Metabolism A table ... See IEM schema for ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
See the lab values ... table for supplemental ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table