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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Patterns Nuclear ... phenomenon, SjS, cancer ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody ... pattern: • SLE ... phenomenon, SjS, cancer ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... Antibody refers ... : The ANA patterns ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... #patterns #rheumatology
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 ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #associations
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... erythematosus (SLE ... scleroderma (SSc) • Nucleolar ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... IMMUNOLOGIC CRITERIA - ANA ... to Sm nuclear antigen ... #Rheumatology # ... SLE #Lupus #Erythematosus
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Comparison of Pathologic ... Breathing Patterns ... brain (respiratory center ... #Respiratory #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Associated Features: Cancer-associated ... heliotrope, shawl sign ... : Proximal and distal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #rheumatology
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
A group of necrotizing, small-vessel vasculitis without immune complex deposition. Complement levels are normal due
- C-ANCA pattern ... ) - P-ANCA pattern ... Associated #Vasculitis #CANCA ... PANCA #MPO #PR3 #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
drug-associated TMA (antibody ... catastrophic APS, SRC, SLE ... ), cancer, transplant ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #hematology ... #diagnosis #ttp