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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... incidentally during medical ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... and duration of symptoms ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Medium and large ... (Clinical Dx). ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogenemia Symptoms ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
microscopy and serial ... context of other symptoms ... likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... + MPO-ANCA MEDIUM ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... joint and spine, & medium ... Rule out other causes ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... #Rheumatology #