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Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs SLE ... 90% - Low complement ... Discontinuation of causal ... 80% - Low complement ... #comparison #table
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
Causes of ileitis ... See below for table ... helpful paper complements ... #Differential #Table
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE ... are evocative of SLE ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... 80% - Low complement ... management of SLE
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... antigens, leading to complement ... they activate complement ... types #allergy #table
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
almost) all TMAs cause ... is due to TTP, compliment-mediated ... catastrophic APS, SRC, SLE
Causes of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia results from abnormal losses, transcellular shifts, or insufficient intake (Table 1).6–8 Abnormal losses
Causes of Hypokalemia ... insufficient intake (Table ... is rarely the sole ... cause of hypokalemia ... #Differential #Causes
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
She demonstrated ... experience, the cause ... where she recently ... The video highlights ... Syndrome #clinical #video
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... diseases: - 10% SLE ... • Low serum C4 complement ... erythematosus (SLE
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... That is because she ... What do you see ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video
Normal (Negative) Babinski / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of
elicited when the sole ... plantar reflex causes ... Normal #Clinical #Video