Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... β€’ Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 β€’ Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Summary Antinuclear ... Treatment: β€’ ... #SLE #Summary # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... Immune Complex: Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 β€’ Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
β€’ Immunologic Workup ... months to years) Systemic ... β€’ Immunologic Workup ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Borrelia (Lyme Disease ... - Influenza A FUNGAL ... - Systemic Lupus ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 β€’
and Management Summary ... β€’ Typhoidal: Systemic ... : Serology (preferred ... : β€’ Severe Disease ... #management #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... #management #treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
presentations: β€’ Pulmonary ... AmphoB or Vori + systemic ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 β€’ Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
 β€’
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis ... β€’ Dimorphic fungi ... common endemic fungal ... Antigen testing, Serology ... , PCR Treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 β€’ Morphology
 β€’ Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Valley Fever - Summary ... or excavation work ... disease: no treatment ... #management #summary ... #fungal