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Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
Lupus Nephritis Primer ... Mesangial Class ... Lupus #Nephritis #SLE ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE ... , Seizure disorders ... Encephalopathy, Cognitive Dysfunction ... inflammation, leading ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... are present • Classic ... #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Focal inflammatory disorder ... bowel or bladder dysfunction ... Evaluate for NMO, SLE ... : - SLE - Neurosarcoidosis ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
withdrawal ** EDIT - SEE ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... Alternative causes ... the underlying disorder ... #Management #Alcohol
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Behcet disease - SLE ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... cord #spinalcord #disorders ... differential #algorithm
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... • Classic triad ... and other organ dysfunction ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
LCH is a rare disorder ... various tissues, leading ... • Endocrine Dysfunction ... marrow: Organ dysfunction ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
body (Autoimmune disorder ... diseases 30% of cases ... such as: • SLE ... insufficiency • Cognitive dysfunction ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management