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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
with more severe disease ... Used to monitor disease ... Anti-Smith - 25% • Specific ... Treatment: • ... • Moderate disease
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... with response to treatment ... and relapse No specific ... Histology - Non-specific ... IgG4 #Related #Disease
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... EMG findings • Disease-specific ... have anti—muscle-specific ... treatment Of ocular ... more advanced disease
Specific considerations for the elderly undergoing steroid treatment
Corticosteroid Adverse Effects - More frequent and/or severe among
Specific considerations ... undergoing steroid treatment ... Atherosclerotic diseases
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
underlying liver disease ... the underlying disease ... • ATN → No specific ... treatment • AIN ... Kidney #Injury #treatment
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
neuropathy Treatment ... - Specific anti-infectious ... with refractory disease
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Tests for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... as sensitive or specific ... value for celiac disease ... Reflects response to treatment
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... the underlying disease ... to determine a specific ... The treatment strategy
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
setting of liver disease ... intrinsic lung disease ... Common but not specific ... ) on room air Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
MGUS), autoimmune disease ... ineffectiveness • Specific ... treatment effectiveness ... diagnosis #management #treatment