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Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Blood pressure - Normal ... venous pressure - Normal ... Serum albumin - Normal ... #Nephritic #Comparison ... #Table #Nephrology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia, oral ... - CRP: Usually normal ... Usual therapeutic management ... #Summary #rheumatology
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Antisynthetase Syndrome ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... #Managment #algorithm ... #Rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
CRP - Usually normal ... Usual therapeutic management ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
GI - Felty syndrome ... - SLE Neurologic ... arthritis ENT • Oral ... syndrome, Reactive ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... • Specific for SLE ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... #Differential #Comparison ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel syndrome ... Medications 7. ... Bacterial overgrowth Normal ... Laxative abuse Normal ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
rhabdomyolysis); see ... (see Question 5 ... tyrosinemia, Gilbert syndrome ... (Purple Urine Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
Measurement in SLE ... 200ng/mL Best indications ... #Measurement #SLE ... #rheumatology # ... levels #lupus #management