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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-dsDNA - SLE Anti-histone ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
that define the clinical ... syndrome - Does ... illness script (e.g ... InfectiousDiseases #History ... #HPI #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
negative family history ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... progression • History ... immunocompromised (e.g ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... antibody that works ... EMG Studies:
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... family for more history ... Initial Work-up ... will also get an EKG ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
: • Clinical triad ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... tissue disorder (e.g ... #types #classification ... #rheumatology #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... (e.g. incidental ... • Natural history ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... etc) • CNS -> ... dystrophies Work ... electromyographic (EMG
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
epidemiological factors, history ... antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... special stains (e.g