5 results
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... , SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... polyangiitis U1-RNP antibody ... disease Endomyseal antibody ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... fluid overload, PCC ... Differentiation #Syndrome ... #APML #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody ... pattern: • SSc, PBC ... dots pattern: • PBC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
12.5, WBC 14, Plt ... Syndrome: 3d of ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... or PenG 800K U IM