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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Initial screening test ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing Syndrome ... Suspected Cushing syndrome ... dexamethasone suppression test ... ARUPLabs #Cushing #Syndrome ... #endocrinology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Periodic fever syndromes ... hypersensitivity syndromes ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... should have other symptoms ... Joint #Disorders #msk
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
dermatomyositis, Sjogren syndrome ... lymphoma • Evans' syndrome ... lymphoproliferative syndrome ... Shrinking lung syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Demyelinating syndromes ... SLE #systemic #erythematosus ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Liver Function Tests ... Liver Function Tests ... #Causes #Hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... occlusion, Budd-Chiari syndrome ... in Behcet syndrome ... adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome ... #rheumatology #
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #Liver