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Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - Borreliosis
Erythema migrans
 - 3-32 days (median: 7-10 days)
Clinical Manifestations ... and Diagnosis of ... High specific IgG antibody ... Intrathecal specific antibody ... #Borreliosis #Diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
- 1 or more clinical ... • Prothrombin Antibody ... • Cardiolipin Antibody ... Glycoprotein 1 Antibody ... Workup #Algorithm #diagnosis
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
Erythematosus Clinical ... Antiphospholipid antibody ... Highly specific antibodies ... , Anti-Sm antibody ... Erythematosus #diagnosis
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Pathogenesis and clinical ... 40% of patients diagnosed ... decline in maternal antibody ... immunoglobulin proteins (antibodies ... or undetectable antibodies
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... or Anti-NucIear Antibody ... refers to antibodies ... likely it will be clinically ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Complications of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)
Fracture, Osteoporosis
 - Increased osteoclast activity and bone resorption
Reduction in specific antibody ... Neuropathy - Antibodies ... rituximab (in clinical ... Complications #diagnosis
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
larva migrans Diagnosis ... • History + clinical ... eosinophilia • ELISA antibody ... detect human IgG antibodies ... Toxocariasis #Toxocara #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- Antinuclear antibody ... double-stranded DNA antibodies ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Nomenclature of Monoclonal Antibodies (-mab)

- Dr. Axel Grothey
@agrothey

#Nomenclature #Monoclonal #Antibodies #Mab #Antibody #Naming
of Monoclonal Antibodies ... Nomenclature #Monoclonal #Antibodies ... #Mab #Antibody
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... sclerosis, NMOSD, MOG antibody ... glycoprotein (MOG) antibody ... Antiamphiphysin antibodies