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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA ... ) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... used to detect ANAs ... • +ANA can be seen ... associated with a +ANA
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Maheswaranathan @MithuRheum and ... Ann Marie Kumfer ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
in the wrists and ... pericarditis (search ANA ... pleurisy (search ANA ... person (search ANA ... cytopenia (search ANA
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
) antibody • ANAs ... with SLE have ANAs ... B serology • ANAs ... CRP level • ANAs ... multiple myeloma) • ANA
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aortic Aneurysm (AAA ... ) Management and ... PhD @MatthewHoMD and ... Ana Casanegra ... Aortic #Aneurysm #AAA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... Antibody) and ANCA ... • Polymyositis and ... MPO: 75-80% - ANCA ... Jcortesizaguirr #ANA
Figure 1. The normal #pelvic #floor at rest during #rectal #examination. The #internal anal #sphincter #muscle
The #internal anal ... the #external anal ... sphincter muscles and ... demonstrates the internal anal
Parks Classification of Perianal Fistulas
 • Superificial (Simple) - Superficial fistula w/o crossing any sphincter or
fistula w/o crossing any ... tract b/w internal anal ... anal sphincter ... crosses the external anal ... outside the external anal
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
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Antinuclear Antibody (ANA
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
• Lupus (SLE): ANA ... double-stranded DNA ... Anti-Ro (SSA) and ... Vasculitis: P-ANCA ... perinuclear), C-ANCA