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ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
, Drug-induced Lupus ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... (SS), Polymyositis ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antinuclear ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
diagnosis and treatment ... • Acute disseminated ... • Systemic lupus ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... (SS), Polymyositis ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... malignancies Treatment ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology ... #Differential # ... Classification #Nephrology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... of breath • Neurologic ... Hyperuricemia • Acute ... #differential #
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... IgA, post-strep, lupus ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Vasculitis, Sjogren's, Lupus ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... Fabry's disease, Acute ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... #KidneyInjury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Disease - Systemic Lupus ... - Bickerstaff syndrome ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... Renal Failure Treatment ... management #hematology #oncology