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Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Lupus (DIL): ... Epidemiology: -10% of all ... Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... , SCLE-DIL (terbinafine ... months to years) Systemic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... versus DIL • ... Laboratory Manifestations ... • Immunologic Workup ... #lupus #Systemic
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... and fever) and laboratory ... Classification: • Acute ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... #Systemic #Lupus
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
: -10% of all lupus ... Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... , SCLE-DIL (terbinafine ... calcium-b) • Laboratory ... • Immunologic Workup
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... [SLE], AOSD) • ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
non-Hodgkin lymphoma SLL ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
affected joint • Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... the presence of anemia ... Screening Tests for Acute ... #laboratory #workup
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), sickle cell ... anemia, obstructive ... anemia, obstructive ... uropathy, post-acute
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
PMR) is a common systemic ... presents with an acute ... for giant cell ... arteritis (GCA) ... • Normocytic anemia
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
again we might see ... the critically ill ... - assess other laboratory ... of Circulatory System ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia