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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... < 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Referred: • Vascular ... - abdominal aortic ... aneurysm; • ... Retroperitoneal - renal
AAA Rupture on POCUS - Transverse view mid Aorta-with Doppler.
Severe mid-abd pain/older female. You see what
view mid Aorta-with ... Has 5.72 cm saccular ... #AAA #Rupture #abdominal ... #aortic #aneurysm ... #aort #POCUS #Transverse
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
atheroemboli) • Aorta ... Dissection • Aneurysm ... coagulation and other causes ... 19 - PNH - Vasculitis ... differential #diagnosis #vascular
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... Atherosclerotic disease of aorta ... of aorta or renal ... Dissection of aorta ... disease of the aorta
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Autoimmune: ANCA-Assoc vasculitis ... Heart failure Vascular ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... aneurysm Misc ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Organomegaly
 • Liver
 • Spleen
 • Kidneys (e. g. Cyst, Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hydronephrosis)
Neoplastic
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Cyst, Cystic Renal ... Colonic, Gastric ... Pulsatile • Vascular ... (Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm) Pseudoneoplastic
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
eg, presence of renal ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta ... , Vasculitis • ... Renal parenchymal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
and diplopia) • Vascular ... coronary artery aneurysms ... Recurrent and chronic ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology