Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test Anti-dsDNA - 50% • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Treatment: • ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... SLE : systemic lupus ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Adult-Onset Still's Disease Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia + Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... • Ocular: uveitis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment Ulcers: • Treatment: Topical steroids • Prevention: Colchicine • Azathioprine for refractory disease Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... refractory lesions Ocular ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #rheumatology
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... Polymyositis-dermatomyositis, Lupus ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework Airways: • Bronchitis • Bronchiectasis • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Goodpastures, Lupus ... , Idiopathic pulmonary ... • Valvular Disease ... #pulmonary #causes
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Infectious: • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Coxiella burnetii • Fungal ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... , Takayasu Disease
Causes of Myocarditis Infectious Etiologies: • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Treponema pallidum • Fungal ... cruzi (Chagas disease ... Sarcoidosis, Systemic lupus ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Viral: • Coxsackie • Echovirus • Adenovirus • Epstein-Barr virus
Causes of Pericarditis ... • Zoonoses Fungal ... arthritis • Systemic lupus ... connective tissue disease ... Post-cardiac injury syndrome
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