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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... often involved • Hypocomplementemic ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... against MPO • Complement ... #rheumatology #classification
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... physical activity - Nausea
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... staining): • Low Complement ... Idiopathic • Normal Complement ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... • Low serum C4 complement ... • Vasculitis ... diagnosis #types #classification
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
same information as ... for monoclonal gammopathy ... or alternative complement ... infections are common causes ... for ANCA-related vasculitis
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Consciousness GCS ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... encephalopathy • Vasculitis ... #Causes
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... Disorders Such As ... IgM monoclonal gammopathy ... temperatures by fixing complement
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
same information as ... or alternative complement ... for monoclonal gammopathy ... infections are common causes ... for ANCA-related vasculitis
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
aortitis, mimics vasculitis ... - ↑ IgE, ↓ complement ... • Classification ... : 2019 ACR/EULAR
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
Monoclonal Gammopathy ... kidney disease caused ... guide subtype classification ... tubulopathy) - Complement ... formation causing vasculitis