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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
   -
Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... • Reticular/AMA ... body-like: - Neurologic ... Antinuclear #Antibody #Testing ... #differential #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
 •
Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... Cytoplasmic Patterns ... body-like: • Neurologic ... #Cytoplasmic #Patterns ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... function test, ANA ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... 3 questions to work ... up to 3x in the setting ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Treatment #management #nephrology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... • Hepatitis B serology ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... ANA - Screen for ... #glomerular #testing ... #workup #diagnosis ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Imaging Patterns ... circulation: MCA ACA ... thrombosis Testing ... #management #neurology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... glomerular disease. 8) ANA ... glomerular #disease #workup ... #diagnosis #initial ... #testing #nephrology
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
Unilateral, around eye, tearing ... (e.g., stroke, aneurysm ... hydrocephalus) • Neurologic ... (>50 years) P Pattern ... #Diagnosis