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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Myocardial • Systolic ... Dysfunction • ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... #Causes
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Left-Sided Heart Dysfunction ... : • Systolic ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... #Causes
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Erythematosus (SLE ... Encephalopathy, Cognitive Dysfunction ... autoantibodies that will cause ... inflammation, leading
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... heart disease Systolic ... dysfunction ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... #Differential #Causes
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Disorders secondary to Systemic ... Abnormality • SLE ... #Secondary #dermatology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... Discontinuation of causal ... months to years) Systemic ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... #comparison #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
conditions: Autoimmune (SLE ... features: Fever -, Systemic ... features: Fever +, Systemic ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
activate the immune system ... , leading to the ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... diagnosis #types #classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... cell antigens, leading ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic ... #classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Skin Disease Classification ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... mild cognitive dysfunction ... vein thrombosis Hematologic