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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... AIP: acute interstitial ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... SLE : systemic lupus ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... , liver, renal disease ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... : Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... count, and crystal evaluation ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... • Immunologic Workup ... management of SLE • Evolution ... : Chronic disease ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, inflammatory arthritis ... Classification: • Acute ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... vein thrombosis Hematologic
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... : • Acute or chronic ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
), RA, crystal disease ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... joint • Systemic lupus ... Screening Tests for Acute ... #laboratory #workup
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
inhibitor and lupus ... administration, evaluation ... • Warfarin • Acute ... • Acute DIC • ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology