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Brian F Mandell

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Three rheumatologic emergencies: a sore toe, a cough, hypertension.

Patients often present to internists with symptoms that can represent a minor illness or a rheumatologic emergency. This paper discusses the recognition and treatment of three rheumatologic emergencies: septic arthritis, alveolar hemorrhage as a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and scleroderma renal crisis.

Acute Kidney Injury↗

Uveitis in the internist's office: are a patient's eye symptoms serious?

Uveitis is an inflammatory process that may affect one or several specific areas of the eye. But when a patient presents to an internist with eye symptoms, be it photophobia, "floaters," or red eye, the diagnosis is not always clear. If the diagnosis of uveitis is made, internists must search for an underlying cause, such as infection or an autoimmune disease.

Diagnosis, Differential↗