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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Antinuclear (ANA ... Initial screening test ... activity Anti-Ro ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... (PCR) and Culture ... HIV-infected patients should ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Disease! ... should be interpreted ... likely it will be clinically ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
is a clinical test ... used to diagnose ... The examiner should ... of the tibia in comparison ... #Clinical #Positive
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... affected joint • Systemic ... RF test should ... and RF (if clinical ... #diagnosis #testing
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... (PCR) and Culture ... HIV-infected patients should ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
clinical associations ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
is a clinical test ... used to diagnose ... The examiner should ... of the tibia in comparison ... #Clinical #Normal
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Areas of diagnostic ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... • Immunologic Workup ... Evolution: Chronic disease