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Bayesian combination of 4T score with Heparin PF4 antibody titer to obtain the post-test probability of
with Heparin PF4 antibody ... Bayesian #Diagnosis #Hematology ... Thrombocytopenia #Laboratory
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Membrane - Antibody ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... child * Severe cases ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... (anti-nuclear antibody ... Antiphospholipid Antibody ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology ... #associations #table
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
ANA level above laboratory ... - Anti-dsDNA antibody ... level above laboratory ... the presence of antibody ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... Pouchelon #Warm #Antibody ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
child * Severe cases ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
activity (e.g. antibody ... Study #diagnosis #hematology ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #laboratory
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
polyangiitis U1-RNP antibody ... disease Endomyseal antibody ... diseases #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology #
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody ... anti-topoisomerase antibody ... seen in 30—70% of cases ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology