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Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
antibodies and Systemic ... Highly specific for SLE ... phenomenon Anti-Sm ... autoantibodies #Systemic ... #rheumatology #table
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm ... #IMDAMNSHARP #sle ... #systemic #lupus
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
the following systematic ... Systemic Vascular ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... Criteria - Systemic ... ELISA) - Anti-Sm ... of antibody to Sm ... #Rheumatology #SLE
Causes of Dyspnea by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Dyspnea #ShortnessOfBreath #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
of Dyspnea by System ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
RA Anti-dsDNA - SLE ... - Drug-induced SLE ... (Diffuse) Anti-Sm ... - SLE Anti-SSA ... diseases #diagnosis #table
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... involvement 3% SLE-Related ... 15-30% - Anti-Sm ... Lupusreference #SLE ... #Systemic #Lupus
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
cutaneous DIL), anti-Sm ... months to years) Systemic ... Erythematosus (SLE ... management of SLE ... #comparison #table
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SSc: systemic sclerosis ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... : systemic lupus ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
cytoplasmic antibodies; SLE ... , systemic lupus ... Glomerulonephritis #Algorithm