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Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... #EM #IM #Hypoglycemia ... Differential #Algorithm #Drugs ... #Malignancy #Exogenous ... #Hypoglycemic #Ddxof
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... likely it will be clinically ... Non-Rheumatic Diseases: Malignancy ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Workup: - ANA ... Workup: - ANA ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... findings (ANA, ... Serositis Labs: • ANA ... antibodies • (-) ANA ... #Rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Association with disease activity ... searched for when ANA ... SLE (60-70%) & drug-induced ... #rheumatology # ... table #ANA
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
inhibitors • Injection drug ... characteristic features Clinical ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Acid-fast staining, NAA
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
inhibitors • Injection drug ... characteristic features Clinical ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Acid-fast staining, NAA
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Workup: - ANA ... cutaneous-DIL • Evolution ... DrugInduced #Lupus #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment