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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
screening test Anti-dsDNA ... disease activity Anti-Ro ... Sjogren syndrome Anti-UI-ribonucleoprotein ... overlap syndrome) Anti-Smith ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
function over a short ... post-infectious GN Anti-Glomerular ... IF • Majority anti-neutrophil ... + • c-ANCA: anti-proteinase ... staining • p-ANCA: anti-myeloperioxidase
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) - Base Level View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Alberta Sono
Parasternal Short ... Wall Anatomy on POCUS ... Wall #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) - Mid-Level View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Alberta Sono @UAlberta_Sono

#PSAX
Parasternal Short ... Wall Anatomy on POCUS ... Wall #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
Focus Assessed Transthoracic ... Parasternal LV short ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
Dissection on POCUS ... Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant ... ED echo Focal Ant ... Artery #Dissection #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #Clinical
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Systemic lupus Anti-dsDNA ... when ANA+ without anti-dsDNA ... Anti-histone 60 ... neonatal lupus Anti ... -15% If SLE is clinically
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
presence of IgM anti-HBc ... IgM anti-HBc is ... presence of IgG anti-HBc ... with HBV, IgG anti-HBc ... commonly run in the clinical
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Parasternal Short ... Understanding long and short ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Fanning #Views #Clinical
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... • Parasternal Short ... • Parasternal Short ... Echocardiogram #POCUS