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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Disease Tissue ... #Testing #Laboratory ... #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
Associated Rheumatic Diseases ... connective tissue disease ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... #Antinuclear #Antibodies ... #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
healthy adults, and should ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Positive Coombs testing ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
others (RNP, aPL antibodies ... Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ... LAC) • Sjogren Syndrome ... • Scleroderma (Systemic ... #diagnosis #associations
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
) • Systemic lupus ... drug-induced SLE) • Systemic ... scleroderma) - Anti-Scl ... cases • Sjögren syndrome ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... hypertension; PCH ... liver function test ... #Hypertension #Workup
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... anti-phospholipid antibodies ... #hematology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-Scl-70 - Scleroderma ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology # ... antibodies
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... affected joint • Systemic ... double-stranded DNA antibodies ... should be obtained ... #diagnosis #testing