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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... lupus erythematosus ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Lupus (SLE) General ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acute ... Drugs • Emboli Systemic ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... auto-immune, Infectious diseases ... sclerosis, Still's disease ... #signs #symptoms ... #differential #rheumatology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Infectious ... Inflammatory • Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... #Hematology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... central nervous system ... lupus erythematosus ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... Lupus - with Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... should have other symptoms
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Secondary GNs: Due to systemic ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Kidney Injury (AKI ... UOP/weights - Urine ... - Pre-renal disease ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology # ... cerebritis #diagnosis