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ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... , Drug-induced Lupus ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... #Antinuclear #Antibodies ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... • Lupus (SLE): ... ANA (anti-nuclear ... others (RNP, aPL antibodies ... #diagnosis #associations
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... low C4, Low C3 and ... Highly specific antibodies ... Erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... Antibody refers to antibodies ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... #Rheumatology
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... - systemic lupus ... Vasculitis #Vessels #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... ) • Systemic lupus ... cases • Sjögren syndrome ... Jcortesizaguirr #ANA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Post-strep GN, Lupus ... Purpura Anti-GBM antibodies ... (C-ANCA): GPA > ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Antinuclear antibodies ... and Systemic lupus ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... • Rule out B12 and ... #Hematology