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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA ... 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
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
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Imperforate Anus • Anal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
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
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Antinuclear antibody (ANA ... have ANAs; thus ... , a negative ANA ... B serology • ANAs ... CRP level • ANAs
Fistula-In-Ano: External opening of fistulus tract is apparent in photo above. Proximal opening would
be at level
be at level of crypts ... , within the anal ... canal. ... present in this case ... #FistulaInAno #Anal
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
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
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Dizziness and ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm