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The Iron Cross of Weakness - Teaching Script Differential

 - Jeff Wiese, MD, FACP

#Weakness #IronCross #Differential
Weakness - Teaching Script ... Differential ... Weakness #IronCross #Differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
erythematosus (SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... Diseases: Lupus (SLE ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
The Dyspnea Pyramid - Differential Diagnosis for Shortness of Breath

Original Source (Jeff Wiese MD): https://www.acponline.org/system/files/documents/clinical_information/journals_publications/books/clinical-teaching-scripts-for-inpatient-medicine.pdf

#Diagnosis #Dyspnea
Dyspnea Pyramid - Differential ... clinical-teaching-scripts-for-inpatient-medicine.pdf ... Diagnosis #Dyspnea #Differential
The Abdominal Pain Clock - Teaching Script Differential

 - Jeff Wiese, MD, FACP

#Abdominal #Pain #Clock #Differential
Clock - Teaching Script ... Differential ... #Pain #Clock #Differential
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... erythematosus (SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Pain - Illness Scripts ... AbdominalPain #differential
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
See below for table ... common illness scripts ... #GI #Ileitis #Differential
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
searched for when ANA ... Anti-Ribo-P 5-15% If SLE ... higly specific for SLE ... patients with typical SLE ... rheumatology #table #ANA
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
erythematosus (SLE ... more specific for SLE ... 30% and 60% of SLE ... patients with SLE ... indicator that SLE
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
the face (many differential ... pleurisy (search ANA ... person (search ANA ... children (pediatric SLE ... lupus #diagnosis #sle