Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 β€’ Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... Patterns Nuclear ... pattern: - ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential #
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... there are four patterns ... low attenuation ... The cystic pattern ... in many cases UIP
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 β€’ SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 β€’ dsDNA, chromatin,
- Nuclear Patterns ... Homogeneous pattern ... ) Speckled pattern ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential #
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, irregular pattern ... B-Cell ~90% β€’ Low ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 β€’ Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 β€’ Normal platelet,
similar aggregation pattern ... agonists β€’ This pattern ... 1 or Type 3) β€” differentiate ... considered first-line testing ... hematology #hemepath #differential
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 β€’ Onset: Subacute
 β€’ Pattern: Proximal
 β€’ CK: Up to 50X ULN
 β€’ Autoantibodies:
: Subacute β€’ Pattern ... : Subacute β€’ Pattern ... or subacute β€’ Pattern ... β€’ Pattern: Proximal ... #diagnosis #comparison
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... stimulation test AND
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
acidosis (Types 1 and ... type 4) - Salt wasting ... #Diagnosis #Low ... Potassium #Table #Classification ... #Causes
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... Now it is obvious ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... pneumonia (OP) and
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Hypovolemic Shock - Low ... Cardiogenic Shock - Low ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification