Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 β€’ Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... usually IgG) (e.g. lupus ... Drugs (Beta lactam antibiotics ... #hematology #anemia
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... β€’ Infection: ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... . autoimmune): Lupus ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 β€’ Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis β€’ Infectious ... : Systemic Lupus ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... SLE : systemic lupus ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis ... , causes and management ... neuropathy Treatment ... with refractory disease ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Post-infectious ... GN, Lupus Acute ... NSAlDs, antibiotics
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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- Diagnosis Manifestations ... Other auto-immune, Infectious ... diseases, Hematological ... sclerosis, Still's disease ... #differential #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 β€’ Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Treatment: β€’ ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
many differential diagnoses ... responsive to antibiotics ... Unexplained fever, when infection ... #diagnosis #sle ... erythematosus #rheumatology