
#399 Wisely Ordering Autoantibodies - ACP IM2023
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
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The Differential Between Positive and Negative A&As
Most of the A&As I want to usually, you know, I'm very good at blaming myself and feeling guilty about things. Most of the sort of the randomly positive A&As have been positive part of order sets. Indirect immunofluorescence or IIF gives you more sensitivity but they really forfeit a little bit of the sensitivity. solid phase assays are similar concepts in the sense that you have a bead or you've got a plate or well and there's some sort of antibody or I'm sorry there's some kind of antigen.
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