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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
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
Diagnosis and Management ... hemosiderin, Hepatic function ... Direct antiglobulin test ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #hematology
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
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 ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... #Summary #rheumatology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
if < 200ng/mL Best ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... pharmacology #levels #lupus ... #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
SJIA], systemic lupus ... thrombocytopenia • Liver function ... tests ↑ AST ↑ ALT ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Diagnosis of Lupus ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Subdeltoid Bursa steroid injection

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#Subdeltoid #bursa #steroid #injection #shoulder #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #msk
steroid injection Rheumatology ... @Rheumatology ... shoulder #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk
Ledderhose disease (plantar fibromatosis) on POCUS

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#Ledderhose #disease #POCUS #MSK #ultrasound #clinical #plantar #fibromatosis
fibromatosis) on POCUS Rheumatology ... @Rheumatology ... disease #POCUS #MSK ... #ultrasound #clinical
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
antibodies and Systemic lupus ... Farr assay) and lupus ... -15% If SLE is clinically ... suspected, tests ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology