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SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... (ACLE) • Erythematous ... . hematologic) ... small and large bowel ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
- Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Systemic lupus erythematosus ... Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Lupus is diagnosed using clinical and laboratory diagnostic criteria set by the American College of Rheumatology.
using clinical ... American College of Rheumatology ... American College of Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #SLE #Lupus #Erythematosus
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Clinical Domains ... pericarditis • Hematologic ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-Scl-70 - Scleroderma ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... • Small Bowel ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
have fever - ACS ... limb ischemia, bowel ... unless worrisome EKG ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Inflammatory Bowel ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential