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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 ... body-like: - Neurologic ... Antinuclear #Antibody #Testing ... #Patterns #differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Cytoplasmic Patterns ... body-like: • Neurologic ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #Cytoplasmic #Patterns ... #differential #
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic ... 3 (CPR) cytoplasmic ... MPO) perinuclear cytoplasmic ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
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
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
similar aggregation pattern ... agonists • This pattern ... 1 or Type 3) — differentiate ... considered first-line testing ... hematology #hemepath #differential
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Imaging Patterns ... of Toxic and Metabolic ... : ODS #MRI #Patterns ... Disorders #Clinical #Differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Neurology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... • Fibrillarin, RNA ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... Antinuclear #Antibody #Testing ... #differential #
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
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... PHANTOMS): • Pattern ... Systemic symptoms and ... #Headache #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology