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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... Pericarditis, Endocarditis ... , Aortic valve lesions ... #systemic #erythematosus ... #signs #symptoms
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... fever & flu-like symptoms ... #aorta #Valve # ... #clinical #ultrasound
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #TypeA #Aortic ... cardiology #clinical #plax
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... conditions: Autoimmune (SLE ... dysfunction common, Aortic
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac valve ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms