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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Lupus (SLE) General ... Demyelinating syndromes ... ) Blood (75%): Anemia ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
erythematosus (SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Metabolism Severe Anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Erythematosus #SLE ... Complications #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Raynaud Phenomenon Differential Diagnosis:

Rheumatologic

 - MCC systemic sclerosis, RA, SLE, Sjogren syndrome, Antisynthetase syndrome, MCTD
Heme

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Phenomenon Differential Diagnosis ... : Rheumatologic ... - MCC systemic ... sclerosis, RA, SLE ... - Frostbite #Diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Erythematosus (SLE ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... erythematosus [SLE ... with leukopenia, anemia ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Disorders secondary to Systemic ... Abnormality • SLE ... Iron deficiency anemia ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... : systemic lupus ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology