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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
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... Apical 2 Chamber (A2C
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... -Chamber View (A5C ... -Chamber View (A2C ... -Chamber View (A3C
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
LA diameter > 7 ... Clinical #POCUS #A4C
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
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
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Echocardiogram (a4c ... risk factor for LA ... Atrial #Thrombus #a4c
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
Apical 4-chamber (A4 ... and left atrium (LA ... POCUS #Apical #A4
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