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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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pattern: - SLE ... , SLE, DM, SSc, ... Speckled: - SLE ... , SLE, RA, PBC, ... Golgi/polar: - SLE
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Rheumatology • Lupus ... (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear ... ) and Anti-La (SSB ... glycoprotein I (ß2GP), Lupus ... ), Anti-La (SSB)
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Farr assay) and lupus ... (90%) Anti-SSA ... 30-40% Target: SS-A ... Sjogren Anti-SSB ... Associated with SLE-SSc-AlM
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
erythematosus (SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... Sjogren's Syndrome (SS ... or scleroderma (SSc ... erythematosus (SLE
Suprasternal notch (SSN) window of the aorta on POCUS

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Suprasternal #notch #window #View #aorta
Suprasternal notch ... (SSN) window of ... #Suprasternal #notch ... POCUS #anatomy #SSN
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... involvement 3% SLE-Related ... 60-70% - Anti-SSA ... 30-40% - Anti-SSB ... Lupusreference #SLE
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SSc: systemic sclerosis ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... : systemic lupus
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Homogeneous pattern: • SLE ... , SSc, AIH, JIA ... , SLE, DM, SSc, ... PM/SSc OS, MCTD, ... -52 (Ro52), SSA-
Suprasternal Notch View on POCUS with Labeled Anatomy

by Dr. Nicolas Merke @NMerke

#Suprasternal #Notch #SSN #POCUS #Labeled
Suprasternal Notch ... #Suprasternal #Notch ... #SSN #POCUS #Labeled
Suprasternal notch view of Type A aortic dissection on POCUS

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Suprasternal #notch #SSN #TypeA
Suprasternal notch ... #Suprasternal #notch ... #SSN #TypeA #aortic