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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Nuclear Patterns ... • Reticular/AMA ... PBC/SjS OS - AMA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential #
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... • +ANA can be seen ... The higher the ANA ... : The ANA patterns ... #diagnosis #differential
Common Radiation Patterns of Abdominal Pain
 • Hepatic and biliary pathology - R shoulder
 • Pancreatitis,
Common Radiation Patterns ... Pancreatitis, AAA ... Abdominal #Pain #Patterns ... Radiation #diagnosis #differential
Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures 
The common mnemonic “Jefferson Bit Off A Hangman’s Thumb,” is used to
Jeffereson Fracture AKA ... Bilateral Facet Dislocation ... Odontoid Fractures AKA ... Atlanto-axial Dislocation ... Hangman's Fracture AKA
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Current ACC/AHA ... aortic valve area (AVA ... A common pattern ... combination of an AVA
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison ... Ketoacidosis (AKA ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... endocrinology #comparison
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Comparison of Pathologic ... Breathing Patterns ... Biot's respiration aka ... ) #Breathing #Patterns ... pulmonary #diagnosis #comparison
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns ... Reticular/AMA: ... PBC/SjS OS • AMA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential #
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
progresses • +AMA ... patients • +ANA ... 1.5 x ULN • AMA ... bile ducts Differential