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Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... mimics, repeat testing ... • Evidence of glomerular ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... body-like: - Neurologic ... #Antibody #Testing ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... - NORMAL CSF WBC ... equina • GQ1b IgG Antibody ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
antigen, hepatitis C antibody ... infections are common causes ... #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... antigen, hepatitis C antibody ... infections are common causes ... #workup #diagnosis ... #nephrology #nephrotic
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... erythematosus (SLE) - Antinuclear ... (to support a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #testing ... #Rheumatology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... levels of GAD, an antibody ... that works against ... #neurology