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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
to Systemic Diseases ... Abnormality • SLE ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Secondary #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Algorithm Cystic ... Polycystic Liver Disease ... - primary - HCC ... CCA, HB - secondary ... #Hepatology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Algorithm - Systemic ... Liver Function Tests ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
• In secondary ... biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... ), or with systemic ... erythematosus (SLE ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Classified among the secondary ... erythematosus [SLE ... Liver function tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
 •
Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Elevated ... Polycythemia Vera Secondary ... Cardiac/pulmonary disease ... #Algorithm #hematology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... inflammation is secondary ... Erythematosus (SLE
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
 •
cyst, Caroli's disease ... sludge), Mirizzi's syndrome ... pancreatitis, PSC ... (or secondary SC ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... is a skin prick test ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... • Arthritis: SLE ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology