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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
   -
Antibody Testing - Nuclear ... Cytoplasmic Patterns Nuclear ... some cases) • Nuclear ... anti-Su/Ago • Golgi/polar ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Pericardial Constriction ... Fantastic example of pericardial ... bounce, but very clear ... VivekKulkarniMD #Pericardial ... cardiology #POCUS #a4c
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... ex: duplicated SVC ... Lymphadenopathy • Pericardial ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... Mediastinal #Widening #Differential
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
pedal edema, and clear ... circumferential pericardial ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Trauma: Direct pericardial ... catheterization) Pericardial ... leakage into pericardial ... sac) Chylopericardium ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
ANA) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... antigens in the nucleus ... or scleroderma (SSc ... ) • Nucleolar: ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
or scleroderma (SSc ... ) • Nucleolar: ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Ovarian Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplastic:
 • Polycystic ovary
 • Endometrioid cyst
Functional:
 • Follicular
Ovarian Mass - Differential ... Endometrioid • Clear ... teratoma • Yolk Sac ... #Ovary #Mass #Differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antibody Testing - Nuclear ... CENP-A, CENP-B Nucleolar ... in some cases) Nuclear ... Antibody #Testing #Nuclear ... #Patterns #differential
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... grow through the sac ... - Pericardial ... out-pouching" of the pericardium ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential