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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Disease Associations ANA ... Anti-mitochondrial (AMA ... polyangiitis U1-RNP antibody ... disease Endomyseal antibody ... diseases #diagnosis #table
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The following graph ... information on Testing ... HIV infection (aka ... InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS #Testing ... Windows #Screening #Antibody
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing - Nuclear ... • Reticular/AMA ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... #Testing #Nuclear
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
• Lupus (SLE): ANA ... (anti-nuclear antibody ... Antiphospholipid Antibody ... #associations #table
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- Antinuclear antibody ... peptide (CCP) antibody ... persons - CCP antibody ... testing has higher ... and C serology testing
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing Cytoplasmic ... PBC/SjS OS • AMA ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... #Testing #Cytoplasmic
Autoimmune Hepatitis - Testing Algorithm
Individual Tests:
 • F-Actin (Smooth Muscle) Antibody, IgG by ELISA with Reflex
Autoimmune Hepatitis - Testing ... Smooth Muscle) Antibody ... Smooth Muscle Antibody ... • Antinuclear Antibody ... (ANA), HEp-2 Substrate
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ASA class If ... Stable patients ... and undergoing AAA ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... antigen, hepatitis C antibody ... ANA - Screen for ... #glomerular #testing
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
anti-transglutaminase antibody ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table