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Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
antibodies and Systemic ... Highly specific for SLE ... is clinically suspected ... autoantibodies #Systemic ... #rheumatology #table
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Criteria for Systemic ... Erythematosus Clinical ... #Criteria #SLE ... #Systemic #Lupus
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs SLE ... to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... months to years) Systemic ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... #comparison #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... conditions: Autoimmune (SLE ... features: Fever -, Systemic ... features: Fever +, Systemic ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... infection with systemic ... erysipelas with no focus ... or those with clinical ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
activate the immune system ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... diseases: - 10% SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... diagnosis #types #classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... ) Suspect: Clinical ... Skin Disease Classification ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... #Systemic #Lupus
Distal Ureteral Stone
Pregnant woman (about 8 weeks by dates but no prenatal care yet) presents with
Vitals stable. ... See labeled image ... ureteral stone with POCUS ... Stone #ultrasound #clinical ... #pocus #pregnant
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Behcet disease - SLE ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... differential #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... again we might see ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... of Circulatory System ... #typea #typeb #classification