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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
RA, Sjögren, SLE ... #Differential #workup ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... are evocative of SLE ... management of SLE ... Lupusreference #SLE
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs SLE ... Erythematosus (SLE ... are evocative of SLE ... management of SLE ... druginduced #lupus #sle
Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

#Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #Manifestations #Signs #Symptoms #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations ... Erythematosus (SLE ... Erythematosus #SLE
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Consciousness - Workup ... Clinical Exam ... Hemorrhage • See ... Imaging Section Clinical ... #algorithm #Causes
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... Lung US, Echo, LE ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
bilirubin load (i.e ... bilirubin conjugation (i.e ... bilirubin excretion (i.e ... Neonatal #Jaundice #Algorithm ... #Differential #Workup
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
not systemically ill ... , no extensive workup ... In severely ill ... EtOH - Infectious workup ... #Differential #Algorithm
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Highly specific for SLE ... Association with both SLE ... Anti-Ribo-P 5-15% If SLE ... is clinically suspected ... patients with typical SLE
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Amyloidosis - Workup ... and Diagnostic Algorithm ... Serum and urine IFE ... #Amyloidosis #Workup ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm