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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 โ€ข Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Antinuclear (ANA ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #Erythematosus ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
โ€ข GATA2 deficiency
โ€ข Fanconiโ€™s anemia
โ€ข Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
โ€ข Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
โ€ข Leukemia
โ€ข Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Inflammatory and ... Diseases: โ€ข Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ... โ€ข Epstein-Barr virus ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 โ€ข Anticonvulsants
 โ€ข Antibiotics
 โ€ข Antithyroid
 โ€ข Antihypertensive
Causes of Isolated ... โ€ข Epstein-Barr Virus ... Destruction โ€ข Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus ... #Hematology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 โ€ข Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
Hydroxychloroquine ... concentration: > 750ng/mL and ... Lupusreference #Hydroxychloroquine ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... pharmacology #levels #lupus
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus ( ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #Erythematosus ... #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 โ€ข Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... #Systemic #Erythematosus ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... S - Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus ( ... Ann Marie Kumfer ... #differential #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 โ€ข Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Workup: - ANA ... Discontinuation of causal ... drug +++, Hydroxychloroquine ... Erythematosus ( ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... Complement: Post-strep GN ... , Lupus Nephritis ... (C-ANCA): GPA > ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
to think about lupus ... pericarditis ยป is...lupus ... Lupusreference #lupus ... #system #erythematosus ... #rheumatology