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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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SjS, SLE, DM, SSc ... , PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... pattern: - SSc ... , PBC/SSc OS ... , SSc, PBC/SSc OS
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
of Scleroderma (SSc ... pericarditis • Hepatic: PBC ... (interstitial lung ... renal crisis (SRC ... #Scleroderma #SSc
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Subcostal (SC ... Inferior Vena Cava (SC ... ) Long Axis • ... View (A5C) • SC ... Abdominal Aorta Long
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... SSc: systemic sclerosis ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome
Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC ... #Pleural #Effusion
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
of interstitial lung ... systemic sclerosis (SSc ... systemicsclerosis #SSc
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
diagnosis of pleural effusion ... by Lung Ultrasound ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung ... #Pleural #Effusion
Tumor markers in clinical practice
Colorectal - CEA
Hepatocellular - AFP
Pancreatic - CA 19-9
Ovarian - CA 125
Breast -
-3 Prostate - PSA ... cell - AFP, HCG Lung ... - CYFRA 21-1, SCC ... Lung (small cell
Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Plankton Sign on Lung ... anechoic pleural effusion ... nature of the effusion ... Plankton #Sign #Lung ... POCUS #clinical #effusion
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram

I recently saw the largest pericardial effusion of my life. Something out
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... largest pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... POCUS #Clinical #S4C