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Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
• Lupus (SLE): ANA ... double-stranded DNA ... Anti-Ro (SSA) and ... Anti-La (SSB), ... Anti-Ro (SSA), Anti-La
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... Antibody) and ANCA ... Anti-La/SSB • ... Polymyositis and ... Jcortesizaguirr #ANA
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and ... Disease Associations ANA ... Anti-mitochondrial (AMA ... Ro), Anti-SSB (La ... granulomatosis p-ANCA
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Testing - Nuclear and ... 60 (Ro60), SSB (La ... ), RNA polymerase ... - Fibrillarin, RNA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
60 (Ro60), SSB (La ... ), RNA polymerase ... • Fibrillarin, RNA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, weight loss, and ... findings (ANA, ... Serositis Labs: • ANA ... Anti-Smith, Ro/La ... antibodies • (-) ANA
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
- Enlarged • LA ... - Small • RA/LA ... be enlarged • LA ... - Large • RA/LA ... ratio - Normal (LA
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
more “Push” from LA ... more “Push” from LA ... Also LA enlargement
Antiarrhythmics - Sodium Channel Blockers
Subclasses, Mechanisms, Indications, Side Effects
la - Quinidine, Procainamide
lb - Lidocaine, Mexiletine
Ic -
, Side Effects la ... Blockers #ClassI #Na
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
sided deviation, and ... head/neck pain, and ... certain sounds and ... lingual sounds “la-la-la ... the name Mi-kay-la