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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Myositis 4% - Lung ... involvement 3% SLE-Related ... ) 30-45% Differential ... Diagnosis and Lupus ... Lupusreference #SLE
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... erythematosus (ACLE ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
highlight selected differentials ... intended to be all-inclusive ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... : systemic lupus ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
the face (many differential ... diagnoses, including ... search ANA and aPL ... children (pediatric SLE ... #diagnosis #sle
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
joints, bones, lungs ... anything L - Lupus ... Could be lupus in ... SHALLOTS #Mnemonic #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI, lung, skin), ... Heme malig (AML ... , Sarcoidosis, SLE
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Generally affects long ... predispose to other orthopedic ... dz difficult to see ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
diseases: syßtemic lupus ... erythematosus (SLE ... Tubulointerstitial diseases: SLE ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High