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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
the pancreas, Vasculitis ... Erythematosus #SLE ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
blood vessels (vasculitis ... cause interstitial lung ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #ExtraArticular
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... erythematosus (SLE ... ) Signs / Symptoms ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... Livedo Reticularis, Vasculitis ... Manifestations #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... and increased RA ... conditions where we may see ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Pulmonary: Parenchymal lung ... Vascular: Rheumatoid vasculitis ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #RA ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
duodenum Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Classic ... no matter how long ... Pathophysiology: ... • CT findings
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Disorders: - SLE ... - Sjogren - Vasculitis
he CT shows a lesion that originates in the lung.
Many would have a lungcancer on the
he CT shows a lesion ... originates in the lung ... their differential diagnostic ... Whenever you see ... #Clinical #Radiology