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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... 50%): Pleurisy / effusion ... , Restrictive lung ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Diaphragm snapping back and forth surrounded by pleural effusion and ascites on Point of Care Lung
Diaphragm snapping ... and ascites on Point ... of Care Lung Ultrasound ... #lung #pleural ... #effusion #clinical
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... effusions, reduced ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... : • Pleural effusions ... : • Joint pain ... arthropathy • 90% joints
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
Erythematosus Clinical ... cutaneous lupus • Arthritis ... in at least 2 joints ... or pericardial effusion ... Classification #Criteria #SLE
False Lung Point on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Your patient is stable but has diminished breath
False Lung Point ... Lung ultrasound ... caudal you'd see ... Lung #Ultrasound ... #Clinical
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... salivary ducts Clinical ... thickening or effusion ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung