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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Systemic Lupus ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Oncology
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... - CHRONIC CUTANEOUS ... - SEROSITIS - RENAL ... #Rheumatology # ... SLE #Lupus #Erythematosus
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... Chronic leukemia ... activity • ↓ LAP ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
delta/delta) to see ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... on chronic) of ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
- Differential Diagnosis ... leukemia Measure ... Malabsorption, Chronic ... FEPO4 ≥ 5% - Renal ... #phosphate #nephrology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #CLL #Chronic ... #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
to cold IgG • Lupus ... Pseudohyponatremia • ↓anion gap ... vascular beds-renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Oncology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Classification: • Acute ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... : • Chronic B-cell ... Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... = RA, SLE, psoriatic ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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rapidly progressing GN ... pulmonary and renal ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #