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Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA ... ) and Anti-La (SSB ... Syndrome: Anti-Ro (SSA ... ), Anti-La (SSB) ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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, PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... -52 (Ro52), SSA- ... 60 (Ro60), SSB ( ... , PBC/SSc OS ... #differential #diagnosis
Colonoscopy Followup Intervals 
10 years: Normal colonoscopy, ≥ 20 HP < 10mm
7-10 years: 1-2 adenomas <
-10 years: 1-2 SSPs ... adenomas, 5-10 SSPs ... , Adenoma or SSP ... grade dysplasia, SSP ... 10 adenomas SSPs
Secondary Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) 
 #Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #SSBP #SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis #Secondary #Peritonitis #BMJ
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... ) #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #SSBP
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Causes of Terminal Ileitis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infectious: Yersinia spp., Salmonella spp., C.diff, Neutropenic colitis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: Yersinia spp ... ., Salmonella spp ... Vascular: SLE, PAN, HSP ... #Differential #Diagnosis
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
Streptococcus sp ... Streptococcus sp ... , Enterococcus spp ... Streptococcus spp ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Iatrogenic / Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (SSP) Management Algorithm

Dr. Udit Chaddha @udit_chaddha

#Iatrogenic #Spontaneous #Pneumothorax #SSP #Management #Algorithm
Pneumothorax (SSP ... #Pneumothorax #SSP
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... Bacterial: Staph spp ... spp, Bartonella ... , Aspergillus spp ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
lupus (90%) Anti-SSA ... 30-40% Target: SS-A ... Sjogren Anti-SSB ... Associated with SLE-SSc-AlM ... erythematosus #diagnosis
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Streptococcal spp ... Mycobacterial spp ... Fungal spp. ... #Differential #Diagnosis