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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Endocarditis, Aortic ... valve lesions Abdominal ... pain (20%) Renal ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Inflammatory: Lupus ... Degenerative: Systemic ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Pain - Differential ... , spondylosis Systemic ... Vascular - abdominal aortic ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #causes
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
presentation of systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... life-threatening causes ... such as MI or aortic ... #Signs #Presentation
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
general health - Aortic ... valve regurgitation ... - Pain (back, ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... #Workup #Differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Inflammatory causes ... lupus erythematosus ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... features: Fever -, Systemic ... in up to 30% of cases ... dysfunction common, Aortic
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
autoimmune disorders (Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms ... #signs
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... Secondary GNs: Due to systemic ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... syndrome: • Flank pain ... hematuria • Signs ... renal vein between aorta ... #Diagnosis #causes