8 results
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Summary Antinuclear ... Anti-UI-ribonucleoprotein - 35% • Raynaud ... severe disease Treatment ... #Systemic #Lupus
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing - Nuclear ... SSc, PM/SSc OS, Raynaud ... body-like: - Neurologic ... #Antibody #Testing
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 ... CTD-ILD, IIM, Raynaud ... body-like: • Neurologic ... #Antibody #Testing
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management Summary ... photophobia, increased tearing ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
joint • Systemic lupus ... erythematosus (SLE) - Antinuclear ... - CCP antibody testing ... • Hepatitis B serology ... testing • Serum
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... disorders • Testing ... diazepam • EMG testing ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Sclerosis (ALS) Summary ... - Further testing ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
and Management Summary ... (useful in the setting ... parasitemia • Serology ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent