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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
AIP: acute interstitial ... SSc: systemic sclerosis ... lupus. ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Reactive: - Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Fatigue • Acute ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... • MCTD (SLE/systemic ... Treatment: • ... #Lupus #Erythematosus ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Congenital Diseases ... and Autoimmune Diseases ... : • Systemic lupus ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
• Gaucher's Disease ... Glycogen Storage Disease ... Inflammatory • Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Infectious: • Acute ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Non malignant hematologic ... effect following treatment ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... RheumOnePagers) #Systemic ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Systemic lupus ... lupus erythematosus ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Chain deposition disease ... glomerulonephritis (>90%) S - Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... #differential #hematology