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Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Differentiate Acute Pericarditis ... pain from acute pericarditis ... or pericarditis ... associated with rheumatologic ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
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Serositis (Pericarditis ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
TMA • Cardiac: pericarditis ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
4) Always with pericarditis ... sometimes « viral pericarditis ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis ... recurrence of Acute Pericarditis ... #Recurrent #Pericarditis ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
syndromes Heart (25%): Pericarditis ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Typical Signs/Symptoms
Alopecia, Fever, Malar rash, Photosensitivity, Adenopathies, Lupus pneumonia, Pleurisy, Pancreatitis,
ulcers, Rash, Pericarditis ... Symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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myocardial fibrosis, pericarditis ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
effusion, Acute pericarditis ... Erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
artery disease, Pericarditis ... Symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology