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Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... (anti-nuclear antibody ... Antiphospholipid Antibody ... Anti-cardiolipin (aCl ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... • Blood smear: Differential ... Pouchelon #Warm #Antibody ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Membrane - Antibody ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - ACR 2021 Guidelines
 - Low Disease Activity
 - Moderate to High Disease Activity
Rheumatoid Arthritis - ACR ... Tapering DMARDs - Treatment ... Guidelines #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... hemoglobinuria • Antibody-mediated ... #Pancytopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody ... scleroderma) - Anti-Scl ... anti-topoisomerase antibody ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
syndrome Anti-Scl ... polyangiitis U1-RNP antibody ... disease Endomyseal antibody ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Antiphospholipid antibody ... domain: Anti-dsDNA antibody ... , Anti-Sm antibody ... Erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis Management - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines for Treatment & Management
 • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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Vasculitis Management - ACR ... Guidelines for Treatment ... Vasculitis #Management #Treatment ... Guidelines #algorithm #rheumatology
Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
evaluation and treatment ... workup #diagnosis #hematology ... #indications #differential