6 results
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... rheumatoid arthritis, adult-onset ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... : • Chronic B-cell ... and leukemia • Lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... rash) • Heart, lung ... SJIA], systemic lupus ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... of diagnosis (e.g ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... anterior/posterior MSK
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... very remarkable w/differential ... systemic complaints- anemia ... day, followed by long ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
1928, a 32-page long ... volume of 10.8% (equivalent ... 500 mL in a 70 kg ... adult) after 15 ... pathophysiology #differential