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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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SjS, SLE, DM, SSc ... , PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... -52 (Ro52), SSA- ... 60 (Ro60), SSB ( ... , PBC/SSc OS
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) ... Anti-JO-1, Others: SRP
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
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Bacterial: Staph spp ... spp, Bartonella ... Fungal: Candida spp ... , Aspergillus spp ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Secondary Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) 
 #Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #SSBP #SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis #Secondary #Peritonitis #BMJ
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... Management #Algorithm #SSBP
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
, Brucella spp, ... , Legionella spp ... Aggregatibacter spp ... variant Strep spp ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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, Fusarium spp, ... Scedosporium spp ... , Trichoderma spp ... , Fonsecaea spp, ... fungi #infections #microbiology
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Babesia spp. on ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Iatrogenic / Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (SSP) Management Algorithm

Dr. Udit Chaddha @udit_chaddha

#Iatrogenic #Spontaneous #Pneumothorax #SSP #Management #Algorithm
Pneumothorax (SSP ... #Pneumothorax #SSP
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
Capnocytophaga spp ... Asplenia #Pathogens #microbiology