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Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Abnormality • SLE ... Iron deficiency anemia ... discoloration) • Chronic ... #Secondary #dermatology ... #Differential #
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Infection - Systemic ... arthritis - SLE ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... Osteochondroma Hematologic
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
hemolytic anemia ... Systolic dysfunction ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... disorders, lenectomy Systemic ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... and Management ... : Chronic disease ... #lupus #Systemic ... #Summary #rheumatology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Cholestatic liver disease ... Creatinine & BUN: • Chronic ... renal failure/uremia ... syndrome Psychiatric Disease ... #generalized #dermatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Hemolytic anemia ... Lupusreference #SLE ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #rheumatology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... • Anemia • ... Arthritis • SLE ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
highly inflammatory disease ... erythematosus [SLE ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Age-related changes, chronic ... Secondary to systemic ... leaflets/chordae) - SLE ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology