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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Homogeneous: Systemic lupus ... , Drug-induced Lupus ... Speckled: Systemic lupus ... Rheumatic Diseases: Lupus ... , Drug-Induced Lupus
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Insufficient Volume / Bulk ... Imperforate Anus • Anal ... • Insufficient Bulk
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Homogeneous: Systemic lupus ... , Drug-induced Lupus ... Speckled: Systemic lupus ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
M DAMN SHARP - Lupus ... Antinuclear Antibody (ANA ... sle #systemic #lupus
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
Criteria - Systemic Lupus ... ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS ... SUBACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS ... CHRONIC CUTANEOUS LUPUS ... IMMUNOLOGIC CRITERIA - ANA
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
antibodies and Systemic lupus ... Farr assay) and lupus ... searched for when ANA ... & drug-induced lupus ... rheumatology #table #ANA
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
to think about lupus ... pericarditis » is...lupus ... pleurisy (search ANA ... person (search ANA ... Lupusreference #lupus
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Polyarthritis • Systemic Lupus ... with Systemic Lupus ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... #Systemic #Lupus ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis and Complications

Vertebral disease that may compress the vertebral canal from all sides
Note: Do
the vertebral canal ... pathophysiology #msk