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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... function test, ANA ... not required in all ... #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Neurological 12% - Thrombocytopenia ... Auto-Antibodies: - ANA ... ) 30-45% Differential ... symptoms #mimickers #differential ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... erythematosus (SLE) - Antinuclear ... level, CXR, ANCA ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... Nuclear #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
cartilage Diagnostic Work-up ... Biology: CRP, ACE ... • Immunology : ANCA ... systemic #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #causes #rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... platelet count (thrombocytopenia ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology