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Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs SLE ... is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... Erythematosus (SLE ... Usual therapeutic management ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... abdominal carcinoid or SCLC ... MRI+contrast Management ... Acromegaly #Diagnosis #Management
Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
 • Acute Cutaneous Lupus (ACLE)
 • Neutrophilic Dermatoses 
 • Vascular Lesions
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Cutaneous Lupus (ACLE ... Cutaneous Lupus (SCLE ... Cutaneous Lupus (ICLE ... Cutaneous Lupus (CCLE
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Non-specific; common in SLE ... RA Anti-dsDNA - SLE ... - Drug-induced SLE ... syndrome Anti-Scl ... Diffuse) Anti-Sm - SLE
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Highly specific for SLE ... Association with both SLE ... Associated with SCLE ... Anti-Ribo-P 5-15% If SLE ... higly specific for SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE ... Diagnosis and Management ... are evocative of SLE ... Usual therapeutic management ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Management
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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pattern: - SLE ... pattern: - SjS, SLE ... Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... Scl100, Th/To, Scl ... Speckled: - SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... diagnosis #treatment #management
PHQ9 Depression Severity Scores and Proposed Treatment Actions
#Diagnosis #Management #PHQ9 #Depression #Severity #Scores #Scale
Actions #Diagnosis #Management ... Severity #Scores #Scale
Analgesic Pyramid

The analgesic pyramid emphasizes a stepwise approach to analgesics - opioid and non-opioid - with
up the severity scale ... Pyramid #Analgesia #Management