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Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Limited - CREST:
 • Calcinosis
 • Raynaud phenomenon
 • Esophageal dysmotility
 • Sclerodactyly
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Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma ... 10% - 15% • Scleroderma ... renal crisis ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Pre-Eclampsia Renal ... Acute/Chronic renal ... failure • Renal ... Polyarteritis nodosa • Scleroderma ... renal crises
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and Symptoms: ... arterial HTN) • Renal ... : scleroderma renal ... #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
Differential diagnosis ... Trousseau's • Malignant hypertension ... • Scleroderma ... renal crisis • ... #hematology #hemolysis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Complement Levels: Scleroderma ... Renal Crisis, IgA ... disease, Malignant hypertension ... AnnKumfer #Pulmonary #Renal
Cirrhosis - Illustrated signs and symptoms:
Integumentary, neurologic, gastrointestinal, portal hypertension effects, hematologic, renal, metabolic, cardiovascular, reproductive

#Diagnosis
- Illustrated signs ... and symptoms: ... gastrointestinal, portal hypertension ... , hematologic, renal ... #Cirrhosis #Signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... eg, presence of renal ... bruit or signs ... • Vascular: Renal ... Renal parenchymal
Signs and Symptoms of Renal Infarction
 • Abdominal or flank pain
 • Leukocytosis
 • Fever
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Signs and Symptoms ... of Renal Infarction ... defects on enhanced renal ... imaging #Renal ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma ... cases • Sjögren syndrome ... polyangiitis without renal ... ANCA+ 30-60% • Renal-limited ... #rheumatology #
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Demyelinating syndromes ... Abdominal pain (20%) Renal ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology