1055 results
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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, 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) ... #associations #table
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
, SLE, DM, SSc, ... PM/SSc OS, MCTD, ... -52 (Ro52), SSA- ... 60 (Ro60), SSB ( ... , PBC/SSc OS •
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 ... #rheumatology #table
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
Suprasternal notch (SSN) window of the aorta on POCUS

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Suprasternal #notch #window #View #aorta
Suprasternal notch (SSN ... POCUS #anatomy #SSN
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table ... Suprasternal Notch (SSN ... View (A3C) • SSN ... Map #Comparison #Table
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-Sm - SLE Anti-SSA ... (Ro), Anti-SSB ... diseases #diagnosis #table
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SSc: systemic sclerosis ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Iatrogenic / Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (SSP) Management Algorithm

Dr. Udit Chaddha @udit_chaddha

#Iatrogenic #Spontaneous #Pneumothorax #SSP #Management #Algorithm
Pneumothorax (SSP ... #Pneumothorax #SSP