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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Associations ANA ... Drug-induced SLE Anti-Jo-1 ... Anti-GBM - Goodpasture's ... #Associations # ... #table #rheumatology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology # ... Associations
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Causes and clinical associations ... - 1. ... of symptoms - 1- ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
with disease activity ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... Anti-PCNA 1-5% ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table #ANA
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs ... Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... (HIV, EN, HTLV-1, ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #differential #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs ... to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... • Underlying disease ... • Metabolic syndrome ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
end-stage liver disease ... 1. ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... stretched PFO or ASD ... #clinical #pocus
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... Ab • Anti-Jo-1 ... (also seen in association ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... enzymes • Anti-Jo-1