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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
rare, Malar rash is ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE ... autoantibodies that will cause ... inflammation, leading ... permeability Diagnosis ... Erythematosus #SLE
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Treatment: • Global ... and Hepatology ... #treatment
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
many differential diagnoses ... 3) Limb oedema leading ... pericarditis » is ... children (pediatric SLE ... #diagnosis #sle
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
purpura to mucosal bleeding ... SJIA], systemic lupus ... erythematosus [SLE ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
rule out other causes ... Infection, GI bleeding ... to maintain 2-3 bowel ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
: neuro, heme (bleeding ... Better call hematology ... some time, let’s see ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... (e.g. systemic lupus