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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
their Disease Associations ... Drug-induced SLE Anti-Jo-1 ... Anticentromere - CREST ... disease Endomyseal antibody ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... (anti-nuclear antibody ... Myositis: Anti-JO-1, ... RNA Polymerase Ill ... #diagnosis #associations
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... Physical Exam 74 year-old ... The video shows ... non-trauma team. 1. ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... Physical Exam 74 year-old ... The video shows ... non-trauma team. 1. ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
Microangiopathy - TMAs 1. ... drug-associated TMA (antibody ... There is a high association ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... phenomenon - EJ, Jo-1, ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... increases and ILD ... frequently described Association ... Phenotype 1 ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... CRP level: (1) ... as opposed to 1 ... years with neck, chest ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
Cough- A 4-year-old ... see source for video ... Radiography of the chest ... A repeat chest radiograph ... remained well at a 1-
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
is often on the chest ... should be major: 1. ... Treatment - Mild ... anti-lL6R, anti-ILI ... AOSD #diagnosis #rheumatology