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Diagnostic Criteria for Scleroderma Renal Crisis 

1. New onset blood pressure >150/85 mm Hg OR increase
Diagnostic Criteria ... typical features of SRC ... Renal #Crisis #Diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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of Scleroderma (SSc ... renal crisis (SRC ... #Scleroderma #SSc ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis (SRC ... Biopsy to confirm diagnosis ... MithuRheum #SRC ... rheumatology #nephrology #diagnosis
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
catastrophic APS, SRC ... TMAs #hematology #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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SjS, SLE, DM, SSc ... , PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... pattern: - SSc ... , PBC/SSc OS ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - RIFLE and AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis and Classification of AKI
 • AKIN
AKIN Criteria for Diagnosis ... - Increase in SCr ... or increase in SCr ... - Increase in SCr ... AKIN #Criteria #Diagnosis
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Anti-JO-1, Others: SRP ... Systemic Sclerosis, SSc ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
Causes of SVC Syndrome - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis (aka catheter-associated), Goiter, Fibrosing
Causes of SVC Syndrome ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #SVC ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
for Suspected SVC ... Syndrome SVC ... syncope, etc SVC ... MatthewHoMD #SVC ... Syndrome #Algorithm #diagnosis
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
most frequently SCC ... most frequently SCC ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis