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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... delta/delta) to see ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... Neuromuscular Disease ... #workup #Differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
) - Diagnosis and ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Evolution: ... Chronic disease ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Workup History ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... ): SS, SC, SE, Sβ ... defects, Glutathione metabolism ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Autoimmune diseases ... : SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Still disease, ... inhibitors under evaluation ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... protein) to exclude metabolic ... (to support a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #testing ... #Rheumatology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the Evaluation ... : Diagnosis * ... erythema, edema, palm/sole ... #Criteria #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Approach (when evaluation ... hypokalemia and metabolic ... Renal parenchymal disease
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup