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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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ANCA Associated Vasculitis ... anti-GBM) 10%: - Low Complement ... - Normal Complement ... Renal Crisis, IgA Vasculitis ... differentiation syndrome in APL
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
, others (RNP, aPL ... Anti-cardiolipin (aCl ... Anti-centromere, Scl ... Polymerase Ill • ANCA Vasculitis ... #associations #table
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lever Sign) for ACL ... rises from the table ... rise from the table ... #Lever #Sign #ACL ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides ... See below for table ... helpful paper complements ... #Differential #Table
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
syndrome Anti-Scl ... disease c-ANCA - Vasculitis ... granulomatosis p-ANCA - Vasculitis ... diseases #diagnosis #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Epidemiology: -10% of all ... thiazidic, PPI, ACE ... 90% - Low complement ... 80% - Low complement ... sle #comparison #table
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
Plasma proteins, all ... coagulation factors, complement ... Hematology #Management #Table
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
anti-Smith Ab, low complements ... erythematosus (ACLE ... ANCA-associated vasculitis ... • Mesenteric vasculitis ... RNP antibodies, Complement
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Stress Test in LCL ... collateral ligament (LCL ... injury, we are able ... Varus #StressTest #LCL ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
aortitis, mimics vasculitis ... - ↑ IgE, ↓ complement ... Classification: 2019 ACR