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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA ... ) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... Positive ANA ≠ Autoimmune ... • Pattern: The ANA ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #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,
10% of all lupus cases ... Workup: - ANA ... Discontinuation of causal ... Workup: - ANA ... management of SLE
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
) antibody • ANAs ... have ANAs; thus ... , a negative ANA ... B serology • ANAs ... multiple myeloma) • ANA
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
searched for when ANA ... Association with both SLE ... Anti-Ribo-P 5-15% If SLE ... higly specific for SLE ... rheumatology #table #ANA
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
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
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