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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... lesions Abdominal pain ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... ) Suspect: Clinical ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... • Swan neck/Ulnar ... : • Symptoms limited
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
pain/swelling along ... with chest pain ... Differential/diagnosis ... septic emboli in lungs ... #POCUS #Clinical
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... context of other symptoms ... likely it will be clinically ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Sagittal View

Male with high fever and right
pain/swelling along ... with chest pain ... Differential/diagnosis ... septic emboli in lungs ... #POCUS #Clinical
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... 45 years with neck ... , and low back pain ... ANA and RF (if clinical
Submandibular Sialolithiasis on POCUS

A patient presents with right anterior neck/floor of mouth fullness and pain. Placing
mouth fullness and pain ... sagittal plane), you see ... What is your diagnosis ... #Neck #clinical ... #ultrasound
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Fever is the main ... rash) • Heart, lung ... erythematosus [SLE ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
with abdominal pain ... vomiting, which she ... reports getting ... for this SBO, diagnosed ... #Abdominal #clinical
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
diffuse abdominal pain ... else you might see ... ultimately was diagnosed ... get fooled by lung ... #ultrasound #clinical