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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
common in SLE, autoimmune ... microsomal) - Autoimmune ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... spherocytosis, Autoimmune ... #differential #diagnosis ... #atlas #nomenclature
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
regurgitation • Autoimmune ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... Aldolase levels • EMG ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... forward of the spine ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology