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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and ... their Disease Associations ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology #
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Rheumatology • ... • Scleroderma (Systemic ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #associations ... #table
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... connective tissue disease ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... #rheumatology # ... diseases
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
Associated Rheumatic Diseases ... connective tissue disease ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antibody refers ... Disease! ... Rheumatic Diseases ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Diseases: • GATA2 ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... Autoimmune Diseases ... : • Systemic lupus ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
and Systemic lupus ... Association with disease ... with auto-immune diseases ... #rheumatology # ... table #ANA
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Diagnosis Algorithm ... → Refer to hematology ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Metastatic Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hematology