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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Initial screening test ... #Systemic #Lupus ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
Erythematosus Clinical ... Immunologic Criteria CLINICAL ... determined by Positive test ... Direct Coombs’ test ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Diagnosis and Management ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #Summary #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... , Drug-induced Lupus ... Speckled: Systemic lupus ... , Drug-Induced Lupus ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Systemic lupus ... thrombocytopenia • Liver function ... tests ↑ AST ↑ ALT ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... #Stewardship #ultrasound ... #management #diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... decreased glycosylated fraction ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #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 ... -15% If SLE is clinically ... suspected, tests ... with auto-immune diseases ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... including liver function ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology