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Diagnosis and management of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

Chapel Hill 2012 definition: 
Necrotizing vasculitis ofmedium or small arteries
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... 140 umol/L - GI ... TerrierBen #PAN ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Deficiency Anemia - Differential ... • Blood loss: GI ... bleed, GU bleed ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... • Lupus (SLE): ANA ... others (RNP, aPL antibodies ... Vasculitis: P-ANCA ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... neuropathy - GI ... , testes -> pain ... ) pattern: antibodies ... #rheumatology #
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... HTN - Vasculitis ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Purpura Anti-GBM antibodies ... With associated pulmonary ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Disease Associations ANA ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... diseases #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology # ... antibodies
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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vasculitis: - ... sinusitis - pulmonary ... - Ulceration GI ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
intra-abdominal and ... extra-abdominal or non-GI ... i.e., Cardiac, GI ... , infectious, hematologic ... (Table 2).
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Trauma • GI ... Retroperitoneal bleed ... exacerbation (any ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table