22 results
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... @AnnKumfer #Antinuclear ... #Antibodies #ANA ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... (ANA) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... @AnnKumfer #Antinuclear ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Summary Antinuclear ... (ANA) - 95% - Initial ... Erythematosus #SLE #Summary ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis ... Discoid Rash A Antinuclear ... Antibody (ANA) ... IMDAMNSHARP #sle #systemic ... erythematosus #rheumatology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... antibodies) • Systemic ... Jcortesizaguirr #ANA ... #antibodies #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... Summary • Epidemiology ... Workup: - ANA ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
and Systemic lupus ... searched for when ANA ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... table #ANA
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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• Reticular/AMA ... PBC/SjS OS - AMA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
aorta • Head ... female, asian • Systemic ... conventional imaging (aorta ... autoantibodies (antinuclear ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Summary Epidemiology ... • Should be on differential ... with known AAA ... compression of AAA ... known AAA (unrepaired