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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Cytoplasmic Patterns ... Nuclear Patterns ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Juvenile T wave pattern ... related neurogenic patterns ... Typical patterns ... to as 'strain" patterns ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Homogeneous pattern ... ) Speckled pattern ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... there are four patterns ... a CXR the most common ... The cystic pattern ... in many cases UIP
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
significant • Pattern ... : The ANA patterns ... Patterns and Associated ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Sjogren's Syndrome (SS ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
North American and ... actually very common ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI ... STElevation #Ischemic #Patterns
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #Cytoplasmic #Patterns ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... deficiency in the common ... inhibitors to the common ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #coagulation
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... function test, ANA ... gastric bypass), LFT ... #Diagnosis #Causes