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Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

#Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #Manifestations #Signs #Symptoms #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations ... of Systemic Lupus ... Manifestations #Signs #Symptoms ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... ALL Symptoms: ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... with no early symptoms ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Temporal (Giant cell ... before age 50) Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... GiantCell #Arteritis #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology #
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Molluscum Contagiosum 
Clinical 
 • Most common in school-age children 
 • Transmitted by direct contact
• Painless, no systemic ... symptoms • Typically ... extremities • Spares ... #Contagiosum #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Initial screening test ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Anterior Non-necrotizing Scleritis - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This 57 yo WM reported to clinic complaining of
WM reported to clinic ... and had no other symptoms ... was a patch of a darker ... patient was sent to rheumatology ... #physicalexam #rheumatology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Gammopathy of Clinical ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Monoclonal #Gammopathy #Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology