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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with lupus for disease activity?

Number of joints involved by nonerosive arthritis

Does the patient show any of the following?

• new onset or aggravation of rash?

• new onset or aggravation of mucus membrane ulceration?

• new onset or aggravation of alopecia?

• pleurisy?

• pericarditis?

• seizures in the absence of drugs or organic brain syndrome?

• psychosis or organic brain syndrome in the absence of drugs or metabolic derangement?

• lupus headache?

• skin ulceration?

• a biopsy showing vasculitis?

Laboratory findings

WBC cell count

Is the CH50 low?

Is the level of C3 reduced?

Is there an increased titer of anti-DNA antibodies?

Number of RBCs per high power field in urine

Results

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