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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... scleroderma), Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... #patterns #rheumatology
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
lgE antibodies ... - Local and systemic ... glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis ... , and systemic lupus ... #Diagnosis #Reactions
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
types of hypersensitivity ... Examples: Rheumatoid arthritis ... lupus erythematosus ... #reactions #types ... #allergy #table
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... arthritis, weight ... arthritis, adult-onset ... lung syndrome Arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
often causes arthritis ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis ... mucositis - Rash, arthritis ... as systemic lupus ... ) pattern: antibodies
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
, drug reactions ... mucositis • Rash, arthritis ... often causes arthritis ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis ... #Rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
• Septic arthritis ... lupus erythematosus ... Arthritis: • ... when rheumatoid arthritis ... of reactive arthritis