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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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: - SSc, PBC/ ... : - PBC, DM, ... , PBC/SSc OS, PBC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Scl70 (in some cases ... : • SSc, PBC/SSc ... : • PBC, DM, other ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
 •
PBC, SSc, PBC ... /SSc OS, PBC/SjS ... SjS, SLE, RA, PBC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... of UDCA for all patietns ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #Hepatology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... acute leukemia Management ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
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 ... biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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hepatocellular pattern ... though cholestatic pattern ... reported (eg AIH-PBC ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... #Management #Hepatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
opacities • Diagnosis ... • Differential Diagnosis ... fluid overload, PCC ... #management #hematology ... #oncology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, Viral hepatitis ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Treat primary cause ... abnormalities - PLT ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology