Abstracts tagged "ANA and laboratory tests"

Abstract Number: 1250 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
An Evaluation of Utilization Patterns and Appropriateness of Laboratory Tests Among New Referrals to Rheumatologists: Choosing Unwisely!
Sierra Barrett¹, Azin Ahrari¹, Sherry Rohekar², Pari Basharat³ and Janet E. Pope⁴, ¹Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada, ²Western University, London, ON, Canada, ³St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Laboratory testing comprises the highest volume procedure in medicine and is therefore an important target for improving healthcare spending and efficiency. Unnecessary testing both…
Abstract Number: 2837 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Importance of Mixed Speckled/ Homogeneous DFS70 ANA Patterns
Bruce Goeckeritz¹, Janie Bruce¹, Sara Carter² and John Carter², ¹Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia, SC, ²Lexington Medical Laboratories, West Columbia, SC
Background/Purpose: A Mixed Speckled/Homogeneous (MS/H) pattern is the single most common ANA pattern identified in our community hospital patient population, often in very high titers, and has…