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Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... • Evolution: ... life-threatening • Treatment ... management of SLE • Evolution ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... of SLE versus DIL ... life-threatening • Treatment ... management of SLE • Evolution ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Echocardiographic Evaluation ... Differentiate PAH ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
Drug Induced Lupus ... : -10% of all lupus ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... • Evolution: ... #diagnosis #treatment
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Toxins, Cytokines (IL ... -1, TNF-a1pha, IL ... production • Treatment ... Cool damp sponge bath ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis
Fraction Flow Reserve (FFR) is traditionally used to quantify the degree of coronary artery narrowing to
been used in the evaluation ... is used in the cath ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... inhibitor and lupus ... Willebrand syndrome • Lupus ... administration, evaluation ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
troponin elevation Diagnosis ... provocative tests in cath ... lab Treatment: ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Fibrinogen level, ↑ sIL ... Unknown cause Treatment ... inhibitors under evaluation ... #management #treatment
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
hemoglobin of 6.8 g/dL ... She was diagnosed ... hospitalization and treatment ... #Clinical #Path