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Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... Stenosis in Adults ... #Stenosis #AorticStenosis ... #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... - Inflammatory aortic ... central nervous system ... small vessels ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Aortic ... #Stenosis #AorticStenosis ... #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
Small vessel vasculitis ... of vessel, from aorta ... left to right) aorta ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... Medium #Large #Classification
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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abnormalities SMALL ... < 30 years - Aorta ... pain, infarct • Small ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features of Systemic ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... , Arthritis in small ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
activate the immune system ... • Cutaneous small-vessel ... disorder (e.g. systemic ... diagnosis #types #classification ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis: • Systemic ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... and infarcts SMALL ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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Retroperitoneum and aorta ... female, asian • Systemic ... false negative (small ... No necrosis, No vasculitis ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Ischemic optic ... Lyme disease, Vasculitis ... regurgitation and stenosis ... Rheumatic fever • Aortic ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology