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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
the pancreas, Vasculitis ... -> Acute Pancreatitis ... pain, bloating, ... Erythematosus #SLE ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... pain (20%) Renal ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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pulmonary and renal ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... , and SLE) • Urinalysis ... (Renal involvement
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits ... biopsy • Abdominal
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... 85%) - Colicky abdominal ... pain (commonly ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
by serositis • Acute ... painAbdominal ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #Pain #differential
Ruptured Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Young female.  Lower abdominal pain/VB.  UCG pos. Soft
Lower abdominal ... pain/VB. ... Diagnosis/differential ... Don't assume that acute ... #clinical #OBGyn
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... pulmonary and renal ... diseases, such as SLE ... purpura: Strong sign ... pain • HTN •
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behcet disease) Differential ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... pain: Glucocorticoids ... diagnosis #management #signs
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... pain, headache, ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential