24-2BS Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Autoimmune Diseases

Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Coral Gallery 2 (Fiesta Americana)

Dennis Ledford, M.D. , Division of Allergy & Immunology, University of South Florida and James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL

Learning Objectives:
1. Discussion of autoimmune laboratory tests likely to be relevant to allergists/immunologists with emphasis on ANA, ESR, CRP, ANCA.

2. Review concepts of sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictability.