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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... life-threatening • Treatment ... management of SLE • Evolution ... #Systemic #Erythematosus ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... RheumOnePagers) #Systemic ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
neutropenic adult - Algorithm ... for the evaluation ... and treatment of ... #neutropenia #Algorithm ... workup #diagnosis #hematology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
telomeropathy Cancer ... Autoimmune Diseases: • Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... • MCTD (SLE/systemic ... severe disease Treatment ... #Lupus #Erythematosus ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Reactive: - Systemic ... Inflammatory • Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory • Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... cutaneous-DIL • Evolution ... months to years) Systemic ... life-threatening • Treatment ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... incidental DVT or PE in cancer ... thrombosis in cancer ... VTE #Malignancy #Cancer ... #Management #Hematology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drugs • Emboli Systemic ... IgA, post-strep, lupus ... legionella) • Immune (lupus ... Constipation • Prostate Cancer