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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... -7, PL-12, MDA5, ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #hematology #Markers ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... • Fibrillarin, RNA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
: The ANA patterns ... Patterns and Associated ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... is stable and of ... #Differential #
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
Platelet disorders ... similar aggregation pattern ... #hematology #hemepath ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Aggregometry
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... DHEAS) • ANA ... loss #alopecia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #dermatology
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
: Proximal and distal ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology # ... table
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, irregular pattern ... pathophysiology #Hematology ... #differential #
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... infection, autoimmune disorder ... younger pts) Differential ... IgM Includes Disorders ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology