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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... • Immunologic Workup ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... for workup, including ... Vasculitides, IBD ... , Celiac disease ... #Algorithm #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... • Malar rash - spares ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Scoping Summary
 • One way to ileum- tips &
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... (IBD) - Scoping ... score and SES-CD ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... - differential diagnosis ... Keep fingernails short ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #CKD
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Celiac Disease - ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... celiac in pts with IBS-D ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #workup
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
extension: - Disease ... rectal prolapse, CD ... Ulcerative #Proctitis #IBD ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
without increasing CK ... had more severe disease ... Dermatomyositis: • ILD ... was diagnosed in ... #management #rheumatology