10 results
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... Treatment: • ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... disorders • Shear stress-induced ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung Disease ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... highly inflammatory disease ... Liver function tests ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Liver function tests ... causing acute distress ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... diagnosis #management #treatment
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO syndrome is ... and lower jaw Treatment ... blockers had the best ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... #Rheumatology #
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
immunologically mediated diseases ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet disease ... Diagnosis: • Clinical tests ... affected tissue Treatment ... Polychondritis #rheumatology