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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
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
blood cells + ADA ... high specificity ADA ... lymphocytes % + ADA ... and specificity ADA ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison ... Ketoacidosis (AKA ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... endocrinology #comparison
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... • Reticular/AMA ... PBC/SjS OS - AMA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Proximal limb muscle wasting ... progresses • +AMA ... patients • +ANA ... 1.5 x ULN • AMA ... bile ducts Differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... Patterns Reticular/AMA ... PBC/SjS OS • AMA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With CKD

1. Monitor for changes in BP, serum creatinine, &
FDA recommends, ... Recommended is treating ... ADA/KDIGO Consensus ... Diabetes #CKD #ADA
Common Radiation Patterns of Abdominal Pain
 • Hepatic and biliary pathology - R shoulder
 • Pancreatitis,
Pancreatitis, AAA ... Radiation #diagnosis #differential
Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Common Causes of Vaginitis

#Vaginitis #Differential #Diagnosis #Comparison #Table #Testing #Gynecology #OBGyn
#Vaginitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Testing
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 ... • Pattern: The ANA ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential