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Pacemaker Coding Terminology
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM #Pacemaker #LetterCode #Coding #Classification #Table #CoreEM
Pacemaker Coding ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... #Coding #Classification ... #Table #CoreEM
The first three letters refer to chamber paced, chamber sensed, and response to sensed events. The
#Cardiology #PPM ... #Pacemaker #LetterCode ... #Coding #Classification ... #Table
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
in 10 to 40% of SLE ... Hallmark = proteinuria ... severity (ISN/RPS classification ... therapy Goal: proteinuria ... by 12 months Classification
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... deficit - Salt-losing ... #Hyponatremia #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Renal domain: Proteinuria ... > 0.5 g/24 hr, Class ... lupus nephritis, Class ... #Criteria #SLE
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... terbinafine, thiazidic, PPI ... Erythematosus (SLE ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... #comparison #table
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... pancreatitis, protein-losing ... (non-nephrotic proteinuria ... nephrotic-range proteinuria ... : Drug induced SLE
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Upsloping convex STE ... Pardee's sign" + PPD ... downsloping - Coving ... voltage Other Causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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• Hematuria, proteinuria ... tract, and often causes ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #classification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... orthopnea, PND, LE ... during Delivery • Stable ... investigative therapy in PPCM