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Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... , others (RNP, aPL ... Anti-cardiolipin (aCl ... Anti-centromere, Scl ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... Incidence: common in APL ... fluid overload, PCC ... Differentiation #Syndrome #APML ... #hematology #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CML, AML, APML ... Score • CML -> AML ... smear: Blasts APML ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... Scl100, Th/To, Scl ... conditions - Sp-100, PML ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Disorders - Markers and ... Differential Diagnosis ... Acute • Myloid (AML ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and ... Disease Associations ANA ... syndrome Anti-Scl ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... doi: 10.1111/all ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... RF test should ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Diagnosing Vitamin ... inadequate to diagnosis ... should be the first ... line tests for ... #Nutrition #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... Transform to DLBCL, PML ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology