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Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Positive in 60-80% of cases ... 60-80% - Low ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
Below one can see ... With treatment, ... structural heart disease ... #CHF #Congestive ... Classification #Stages #Classes
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
• Exertional dyspnea ... goiter (Graves' disease ... Diagnosis: • ↓ Low ... psychosis - CHF ... hyperthyroidism #causes
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
new exertional dyspnea ... is identified (video ... function, no valvular disease ... EtOH causes thiamine ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
the classic miosis ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment ... how the right pupil ... #physicalexam #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... • 75-90% of cases ... Abnormal in 50% of cases ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Na delivery): CHF ... only if no clear cause ... Table below) ... acidosis) • Low ... #potassium #nephrology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age • 22 and 45 cases ... Out Secondary Causes ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... factors (examples: G-CSF ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... sx: dyspnea on ... orthopnea, PND, LE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment