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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
) - Diagnosis and ... life-threatening • Treatment ... • Evolution: Chronic ... disease Dr. ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Erythematosus - Summary ... • Specific for SLE ... Treatment: • ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Human parvovirus B19 ... Malar rash • SLE ... Dermatomyositis Erythema chronicum ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... : SLE, Rheumatoid ... , Breast Cancer, ... #Causes #cardiology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... • Infections: Chronic
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
carcinoma., Prostate cancer ... , Busulfan • Disease ... Goodpasture's syndrome, SLE ... FSGS • Other: Chronic ... #differential #diagnosis
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Summary Sheet ... effusions) - Chronic ... presentation of TB, lung cancer ... patients with chronic ... #management #summary
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) - Summary ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary ... Cancer affecting ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... #workup #oncology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
loss), Vitamin B12 ... kidney disease, ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... Production #Index #hematology ... #differential #diagnosis