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 ... - SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Function Tests - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hepatocellular Pattern ... Others, Cirrhosis (any ... Ducts - CBD
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 β€’ Onset: Subacute
 β€’ Pattern: Proximal
 β€’ CK: Up to 50X ULN
 β€’ Autoantibodies:
: Subacute β€’ Pattern ... : Proximal and distal ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #rheumatology ... #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Chronic diarrhea / IBD ... Medications - Loop and ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 β€’ PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 β€’ AMA
Speckled:
 β€’
Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... Cytoplasmic Patterns ... : β€’ SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 β€’ Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 β€’ Pathogens:
infection (IFI) in hematologic ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... SOT recipients, CGD ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting ... of GVHD) ID Chalk
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
primary lesions - differential ... pruritus β€’ Hematologic ... β€’ Baby oil BID ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm ... Management #Nephrology #CKD