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Define sensitivity

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How good the test is in identifying people with the disease.

2
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Define specificity

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How good the test is at correctly defining people without the disease.

3
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Define positive predictive value.

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The proportion of people with a positive test result who have the disease.

4
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Define negative predictive value.

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The proportion of people with a negative test who do not have the disease.

5
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7 non-specific markers of systemic inflammation.

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ESP (plasma viscosity increases in infection).
CRP (liver produced, rises rapidly).
Ferritin. 
Fibrinogen.
Haptoglobin.
Albumin.
Complement.
6
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What are ANAs? How are they tested for?

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Anti-nuclear antibodies

Slide with antigens. Sample introduced. Second wave of fluorescently labelled antibodies matching ANA introduced.

7
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If an ANA test is positive, which two tests come next?

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Anti-ds DNA (crithidia luciliae assay, farr assay, ELISA).

ENA’s (immunoblats).

8
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Which two antibodies are commonly found in rheumatoid arthritis? Which is more specific?

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Rheumatoid factor.

Anti-CCP (ACPA). More specific. More severe disease - useful for prognosis.

9
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What is the main target antigens of cytoplasmic ANCA?

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PR3 (90%).

10
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What is the main target antigen of perinuclear ANCA?

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MPO (70%).

11
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Which three conditions are ANCA found in?

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ANCA associated systemic vasculinities (AASV):

Wegner’s granulomatosis.
Microscopic polyangitis.
Churg-Staruss syndrome.

12
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What use is ANCA in ANCA associated systematic vasculitides? (3).

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Suggestive of diagnosis.
Return during -ve period may suggest flare.
Presence without clinical signs doesn’t signal treatment need.

13
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What antibodies are found in primary biliary sclerosis?

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Anti-mitochondrial Ab.

14
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Which antibodies are found in autoimmune hepatitis?

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Anti-smooth muscle and anti-liver/kidney/microsomal.

15
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What course do autoantibodies take in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus?

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Initially increase with destruction of pancreas but disappear with progression and total destruction of beta islet cells.

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Which four autoantibodies are found in type 1 DM?

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islet cell antibodies
anti-GAD65 , anti-GAD67
anti-insulinoma antigen (IA-2)
insulin autoantibodies (IAAs)

17
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What is the role of autoantibodies in diagnosis of Type 1 DM?

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Disease confirmation. -ve predicave value of 99%. Help identify relatives. Increased risk with greater variety of autoantibodies at younger age.

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