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ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... Antibody) and ANCA ... Microscopic polyangiitis ... #antibodies #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... Using fluorescence microscopy ... : The ANA patterns ... #Antibodies #ANA ... #patterns #rheumatology
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
small vessels - ANCA-associated ... granulomatosis - microscopic ... - systemic lupus ... erythematosus ... #Rheumatology #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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): • Microscopic ... LFT • ESR • ANA ... Dx: GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... ) pattern: antibodies ... #rheumatology #
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• Autoimmune diseases ... DDX: • ANCA (Antineutrophil ... - GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... #diagnosis #types ... classification #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
findings (ANA, ... : • ANCA-associated ... Still disease, ... diseases (i.e. ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... polarized light microscopy ... antibody (ANA) ... ACE level, CXR, ANCA ... #Rheumatology