🎙️ Episode 8 – ANA Positive, But Nothing Else: What Should I Do?

“Isolated ANA positivity: red flag or red herring?”

In this episode of RheumRounds, Dr. Aravind Palraj unpacks one of the most misunderstood lab results in medicine — a positive ANA in an otherwise asymptomatic patient.

🧠 In just 7 minutes, you’ll learn:

• What ANA really means — and how common it is in healthy people
• How to interpret titers and patterns
• When to investigate further — and when to confidently reassure
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🎯 Not all positive labs point to disease.

Learn when to act, when to wait, and how to counsel anxious patients clearly and correctly.

🎧 Host: Dr. Aravind Palraj

🎓 Senior Resident, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology

📍 Madras Medical College, Chennai

📱 Follow on X: @Rheumat_Aravind