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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
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... 1. ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... : ill defined centrilobular ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... . 1. ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern
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 ... Antiphospholipid Antibody ... Myositis: Anti-JO-1, ... RNA Polymerase Ill
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... phenomenon • EJ, Jo-1, ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
similar aggregation pattern ... cytometry — GP Ilb ... agonists • This pattern ... either severe Type 1 ... Platelet #disorders #hematology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
30%), Variable pattern ... Methylprednisolone (MP) 1 ... Management #treatment #rheumatology ... #ophthalmology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
• Is there a pattern ... lasting > 30 mins - 1 ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... an asymmetric pattern ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Premacular Hemorrhage on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

A 29-year-old man presents extensive sub-ilm premacular hemorrhage. Type 1 diabetic
Examination A 29-year-old ... extensive sub-ilm ... Type 1 diabetic ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... CNS • Headache, mild ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1,