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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... syndrome Anti-UI-ribonucleoprotein ... /systemic sclerosis ... severe disease Treatment ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #lupus #Systemic ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Erythematosus (SLE ... ) Clinical Manifestations ... autoantibodies that will cause ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... ophtho referral • Systemic ... Neuro disease: • Systemic ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... travel hx, home meds ... Progressive URI ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #clinical #ultrasound
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... months to years) Systemic ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... life-threatening • Treatment ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Fever is the main clinical ... erythematosus [SLE ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Clinical ... neuropathy Treatment ... therapy as first-line ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Autoimmune diseases: SLE ... Treatment: • ... #summary #rheumatology