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Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
(anti-nuclear antibody ... (SSA) and Anti-La ... Antiphospholipid Antibody ... Anti-Ro (SSA), Anti-La
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Ro), Anti-SSB (La ... polyangiitis U1-RNP antibody ... disease Endomyseal antibody
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody ... anti-topoisomerase antibody ... Anti-La/SSB • ... #Antinuclear #Antibody
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... 60 (Ro60), SSB (La ... #Antinuclear #Antibody
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody ... 60 (Ro60), SSB (La ... #Antinuclear #Antibody
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
and an IgG core antibody ... anti-HBc is the first antibody ... hepatitis B core antibody ... hepatitis B core antibody ... hepatitis B core antibody
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
Nomenclature of Monoclonal Antibodies (-mab)

- Dr. Axel Grothey
@agrothey

#Nomenclature #Monoclonal #Antibodies #Mab #Antibody #Naming
Antibodies #Mab #Antibody
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
Hepatitis Virus Screening Algorithm
 - Hepatitis A Virus Antibody, IgM
 - Hepatitis B Virus Core Antibody,
Hepatitis A Virus Antibody ... Hepatitis B Virus Core Antibody ... Hepatitis C Virus Antibody