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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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• Reticular/AMA ... , PBC/SSc OS, PBC ... /SjS OS - AMA ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-mitochondrial (AMA ... biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... disease Endomyseal antibody ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Patterns Reticular/AMA ... PBC/SSc OS, PBC/ ... SjS OS • AMA Speckled ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... hyper/hypoactive, POC ... 4) Diagnosis and ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare #
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
Causes of ileitis ... See below for table ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... articles/PMC2914216/ #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Table
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
and/or physiologically ... may not be as applicable ... emergency airway management ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... PCC #Heaven #Criteria
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody ... pattern: • SSc, PBC ... dots pattern: • PBC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
opacities • Diagnosis ... • Differential Diagnosis ... fluid overload, PCC ... coagulopathy, RRT/IMV as ... #management #hematology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
extremities, fatigue, altered ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
and Management ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... and management