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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Lupus - with Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE), should have ... other symptoms ... #arthropathy #arthropathies
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Lupus Erythematosus ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... , PRES Pathophysiology ... : • Inflammatory ... #Lupus #Erythematosus
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... photosensitivity, inflammatory ... Classification: ... lupus erythematosus ... #Systemic #Lupus
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Allergen-specific lgE antibodies ... - Local and systemic ... systemic lupus ... erythematosus Type ... #Pathophysiology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
months to years) Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Action: IgG/lgM antibodies ... reaction, Haemolytic disease ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... #comparison
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
syndrome (GBS), systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), polymyositis ... syndrome (LEMS), systemic ... myopathy (IMNM) → Antibodies
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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as systemic lupus ... Symptoms (Sx) in ... ) pattern: antibodies ... SLE) • Urinalysis ... #rheumatology #classification
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
affected joint • Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE) - Antinuclear ... antibodies, which ... (to support a diagnosis