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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... used to detect ANAs ... Positive ANA ≠ Autoimmune ... The higher the ANA ... often not specific ANA
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... erythematosus (SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Imperforate Anus • Anal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs SLE ... 10% of all lupus cases ... Workup: - ANA ... Discontinuation of causal ... Workup: - ANA
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... of RUQ and Midline ... Pain - Illness Scripts
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
pericarditis (search ANA ... pleurisy (search ANA ... person (search ANA ... cytopenia (search ANA ... lupus #diagnosis #sle
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... and Vomiting - ... Differential Algorithm ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes ... Differential #NonGI #Algorithm
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
) antibody • ANAs ... have ANAs; thus ... , a negative ANA ... B serology • ANAs ... CRP level • ANAs
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
Causes of ileitis ... Crohn’s disease and ... vasculitides, ischemia, and ... See below for table ... common illness scripts
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Highly specific for SLE ... searched for when ANA ... Association with both SLE ... higly specific for SLE ... rheumatology #table #ANA