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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Using fluorescence microscopy ... likely it will be clinically ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... What diseases are ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... and often causes arthritis ... Dx: GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... #rheumatology #classification
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome: • Clinical ... arthralgia, and arthritis ... vasculitis - GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... SLE), rheumatoid arthritis ... diagnosis #types #classification
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Diseases • Septic arthritis ... polarized light microscopy ... antibodies, which are ... Screening Tests for Acute ... ANA and RF (if clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Skin Disease Classification ... : • Acute cutaneous ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Pleural effusions • Acute
Gout of the Knee: Image on right demonstrates redness and swelling caused by acute gouty arthritis.
swelling caused by acute ... gouty arthritis ... seen in both legs are ... #Photo #Gouty # ... Arthritis #Knees
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #classification
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
monkeypox virus or to differentiate ... 2022-lab-advisory-CLARIFICATION-CDC_Publishes_Non-variola_Orthopoxvirus_PCR_Testing_Procedure ... present with an acute ... Although electron microscopy ... Staining Electron Microscope
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Humans are definitive ... The acute phase ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear # ... microscopy