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SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... weight loss, and fever ... permanent alopecia Differential ... to: Arthritis, Fever ... Thrombosis highest risk
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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High risk (>5% ... to low (0.1-1%) Risk ... Terbinafin Low risk ... very low (<0.1%) risk ... #pharmacology #risk
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
the face (many differential ... 9) Unexplained fever ... including in children (pediatric ... #clues #system ... #erythematosus #
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis; T risk ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), sickle cell ... Autoimmune: Addison's ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
disease Malignancy Risk ... and increased risk ... dermatomyositis) Malignancy Risk ... and increased risk ... and increased risk