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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing - Nuclear ... body-like: - Neurologic ... #Testing #Nuclear ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... of Hyporeflexia and ... Hyperreflexia #Testing ... #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
Wing-Beating Tremor ... arms, with elbows and ... #Wing #Beating # ... Disease #clinical #video ... #neurology #copper
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
tongue weakness, wasting ... and fasciculations ... differentiates this from an ... CN12 #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
Wing-Beating Tremor ... arms, with elbows and ... #Wing #Beating # ... Disease #clinical #video ... #neurology #copper
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing Cytoplasmic ... body-like: • Neurologic ... #Testing #Cytoplasmic ... #Patterns #differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
erythematosus (SLE) - Antinuclear ... - CCP antibody testing ... • Hepatitis B serology ... C serology testing ... workup #diagnosis #testing
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Disease-specific testing ... anti-GBM ab, ANA ... Renal #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Hypovolemia, UNa ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... blood test • Serology ... for hepatitis B and ... Measurement of antinuclear ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential