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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
- Drug-induced SLE ... syndrome Anti-Scl ... #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology # ... antibodies
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Workup History ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... , ANA (e.g., SLE ... anti-phospholipid antibodies ... #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Sensitive Antibodies ... [PCH] 3. ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... healthy adults, and should ... context of other symptoms ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Auto-Antibodies ... Lupusreference #SLE ... autoantibodies #signs ... #symptoms #mimickers ... #differential #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... double-stranded DNA antibodies ... should be obtained ... #diagnosis #testing ... #Rheumatology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies ... in drug-induced SLE ... scleroderma) - Anti-Scl ... Antineutrophil #antibodies ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
Multi-system autoimmune disease ... and Symptoms: ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #workup
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Antinuclear antibodies ... Association with disease ... clinically suspected, tests ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #