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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome ... spondyloarthropathies (SPA ... Staphylococcus spp ... ., Salmonella spp ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... (SPS) - Diagnosis ... - People with SPS ... sleep DDx: • Neuromyotonia ... #SPS #Diagnosis
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Malignant Catatonia

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#Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome ... Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... #Serotonin #Syndrome ... Catatonia #NMS #SS ... management #treatment #table
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
, Pneumococcus spp ... Staphylococcus spp ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... Arthritis, Sjogren Syndrome ... Disease, Behcet Syndrome
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS ... EPS, associated ... differentiating the two syndromes ... Diagnosis #Serotonin #Syndrome ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison #Table
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ... LAC) • Sjogren Syndrome ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology ... #associations #table
DRESS Syndrome vs SJS/TEN
DRESS
 • Latency: 2-8 weeks
 • Rash: Morbilliform
 • Mucosal involvement: 50% have
DRESS Syndrome vs ... SJS/TEN DRESS ... lymphocytes and eos SJS ... SCVMCMed #DRESS #Syndrome ... #table #dermatology
2019 EULAR recommendations for thrombosis in (Antiphospholipid Syndrome) APS
Venous Thrombosis - Arterial Thrombosis
INR Target
Duration
Recurrence

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... ) APS Venous Thrombosis ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome ... #APS #management ... EULAR2019 #guidelines #rheumatology
Myositis Specific Antibodies (MSAs)

Dermatomyositis: MDA5, TIF1y, NXP2, Mi-2, SAE
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome: Jo-1, PL7, PL12, EJ, OJ
Immune Mediated
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome ... clinical #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table