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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Management Summary ... Manifestations: Malar ... Workup: - ANA ... Usual therapeutic management ... #Summary #rheumatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Likelihood, Diagnosis and Management
 - HIT Suspected
 - Calculate 4T Score
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ... Likelihood, Diagnosis and ... Management - HIT ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Arthritis 69% - Malar ... Neurological 12% - Thrombocytopenia ... Auto-Antibodies: - ANA ... Lupusreference #SLE ... #differential #rheumatology
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
Anti-phospholipid) M Malar ... Antinuclear Antibody (ANA ... #IMDAMNSHARP #sle ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Workup: - ANA ... Workup: - ANA ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
inflammation • Thrombocytopenia ... Splenomegaly - CTD (SLE ... Actinic damage - Solar ... Associated - SLE ... #rheumatology #
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ... TTP Thrombotic #Thrombocytopenic ... #Purpura #management ... #treatment #rheumatology ... #hematology
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
domain: Pleural or pericardial ... domain: Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia ... low C4, Low C3 and ... Classification #Criteria #SLE ... Erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ... Management - GrepMed ... Confirmatory test ↑Se ... Management: • ... #Treatment #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... and Platelet Disorders ... function test, ANA ... (e.g., SLE), anti-phospholipid ... Causes #Workup #hematology