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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #Systemic #Erythematosus ... #Diagnosis #Management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus ( ... permeability Diagnosis ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... #Erythematosus ... #management #treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... severe disease Treatment ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #Erythematosus ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Erythrematous ... a large lesion patch ... soles • Discoid Lupus ... Erythematous -
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... cutaneous-DIL • Evolution ... Erythematosus ( ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Clinical diagnosis. Likely if recent hiking, travel to endemic area, erythema migrans (EM), an
Disease: Clinical diagnosis ... migrans (EM), an erythematous ... patch that blanches ... Treatment is doxycycline ... #Diagnosis #LymeDisease
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
- Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis • Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Cardiology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... syndrome • Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ... #differential #diagnosis
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Echocardiographic Evaluation ... Differentiate PAH ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Sarcoidosis, Systemic lupus ... erythematosus, ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes