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I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis ... D Discoid Rash ... Pleuritis) H Hematologic ... erythematosus #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... pattern: - SjS ... Antinuclear #Antibody #Testing ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Laboratory methods for evaluation of coagulation disorders- primary and secondary hemostasis

#Laboratory #Testing #Hemostasis #Coagulation #Hematology
#Diagnosis
#Laboratory #Testing ... #Coagulation #Hematology ... #Diagnosis
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
Laboratory Testing ... Anemia #Laboratory #Testing ... #workup #diagnosis ... #hematology #hemolysis
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious: SJS ... SCVMCMed #Fever #Rash ... #dermatology
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) - Appeared 4 days after starting antibiotic therapy

#Stevens #Johnson #Syndrome #SJS #clinical #video
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS ... Johnson #Syndrome #SJS ... #clinical #video ... #dermatology #rash
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Joint Pain Rash ... infection Malar rash ... Sarcoidosis #dermatology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
can present with rash ... including heliotrope rash ... /full triad at diagnosis ... Autoimmune #Myositis #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
 •
Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS ... Antinuclear #Antibody #Testing ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
distribution of the rash ... differential diagnosis ... broader differential diagnosis ... pathognomonic for SJS ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology