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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic ... : - PBC, SSc ... , PBC/SSc OS, PBC ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... function test, ANA ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... pattern: • SSc, PBC ... : • PBC, DM, other ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... Antinuclear #Antibody #Testing
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... reported (eg AIH-PBC ... Autoantibodies: Auto-Nuclear ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... symptoms, unexplained hematologic ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #management #transplant
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Connective tissue disorders ... Cirrhosis, ETOH, autoimmune ... hepatitis, PBC, ... PSC, Viral hepatitis ... gastric tumors • Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... Immunosuppression • Autoimmune ... disorders Hodgkin ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
• Viral • Autoimmune ... Neurodegenerative disorders ... Achalasia: Testing ... esophageal motility disorders ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management