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Back to Basics: RheumMadness 2022 Increasing ANA Positivity Scouting Report

University of Chicago School of Medicine: Lauren He, MD; Ana B. Arevalo, MD; & Kichul Ko, MD  |  Issue: May 2022  |  

Lauren He, MD, is an internal medicine resident at the University of Chicago School of Medicine.

Ana B. Arevalo, MD, is a first-year rheumatology fellow at the University of Chicago School of Medicine. 

Kichul Ko, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago School of Medicine.

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References

  1. Dinse GE, Parks CG, Weinberg CR, et al. Increasing prevalence of antinuclear antibodies in the United States. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 Jun;72(6):1026–1035.
  2. Pashnina IA, Krivolapova IM, Fedotkina TV, et al. Antinuclear autoantibodies in health: Autoimmunity is not a synonym of autoimmune disease. Antibodies (Basel). 2021 Feb 25;10(1):9.

Experience All of RheumMadness

During RheumMadness, rheumatology concepts represent teams that compete against each other in a tournament, much like basketball teams do in the NCAA’s March Madness tournament. In a series for The Rheumatologist, readers will get a chance to read the scouting reports. Check out the reports from each region:

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Region: Cells

• Anti-NET Antibodies

• Cytokine Networks

• CAR-T Cells

• Pim Kinases

Region: Animal House

• Axolotl Limbs

• Dinosaur SpA

• Dalmatian Urate

• Dog Osteoarthritis

Region: Machines

• AI: JIA Subtypes

• AI: TNFi Response

• DECT in Gout

• PET in LVV

Region: People

• Reproductive Health Guide

• TNFi in Cord Blood

• Increasing +ANA

• False Positive MRI in Axial SpA

Don’t forget to submit your RheumMadness 2022 bracket by March 25. The winner of each match-up is decided by a seven-member Blue Ribbon Panel of rheumatologists. The panel will vote based on which topic they think is most important to patients, providers and researchers—both now and in the future. The more your picks match those of the panel, the more points you get. The tournament results will be released in four rounds from March 26–April 4. Prizes will be given to participants with the top scores in the following categories: 1) attending/APP, 2) fellow and 3) resident/medical student. The prize is a custom RheumMadness coffee mug and a lifetime of bragging rights.

Connect with RheumMadness by subscribing to the podcast and joining the conversation on Twitter, #RheumMadness. Learn on the RheumMadness website.

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