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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 ... • Immunologic Workup ... management of SLE • Evolution ... : Chronic disease ... #Systemic #Erythematosus
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... #Diagnosis #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,
• Immunologic Workup ... Erythematosus ( ... • Immunologic Workup ... : Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology
NPSLE - Neurological and Psychiatric Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 • Central: Aseptic meningitis, Cerebrovascular disease,
Erythematosus ... Cerebrovascular disease ... disorder, Myelopathy, Acute ... #Erythematosus ... #SLE #rheumatology
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Capitis - Skin Disease ... : Discoid lupus ... erythematosus, Keratosis ... erythematosus, ... • Laboratory evaluation
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
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Arthritis #laboratory #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
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... Viral infections (acute ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... inflammation (acute