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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... likely it will be clinically ... #Antibodies #ANA ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... Assays for antinuclear ... antibodies, rheumatoid ... exists Infectious Diseases ... #differential #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Direct microbial infection ... - Clinical Presentation ... Antiamphiphysin antibodies ... Treatment: • ... #neurology #differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... ) - Antinuclear ... antibodies, which ... and RF (if clinical ... #testing #Rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... ab • RF • Antinuclear ... salivary ducts Clinical ... neuropathy, transverse myelitis ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Diagnosis Framework ... Statins - ETOH - Infection ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... disease 2.
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... has five major clinical ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... fungal stain of clinical ... for Blastomyces antibodies