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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... : - PBC, SSc ... , PBC/SSc OS, PBC ... #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
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... hyper/hypoactive, POC ... and stabilize: AMS ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
opacities • Diagnosis ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU ... 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 ... #icu #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Proposed Mechanism: Altered ... Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... defibrillator as
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
measurement of CO via a PAC ... cardiac output causes ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges #management