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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 ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Myositis 4% - Lung ... Lupusreference #SLE ... autoantibodies #signs ... #symptoms #mimickers ... #differential #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... • Ultrasound Diagnosis ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... #management #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and Symptoms: ... (interstitial lung ... Musculoskeletal: joint ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
higher incidence in lung ... Conditioning regimen Signs ... EBV viral load, signs ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #oncology ... #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... arthritis • SLE ... #MSK #rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... chronic onset of symptoms ... bone pain, fever, joint ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... • Arthritis: SLE ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
non-Hodgkin lymphoma SLL ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology