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Diagnosis and Management of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis (HUV)

Diagnosis of HUV
1) Chronic urticaria 
2) Leukocytoclastic vasculitis 
3)
Management of Hypocomplementemic ... vasculitis 3) Hypocomplementemia ... GCs <0.5 mg/kg/day ... anti-IL-1 Dr ... TerrierBen #Hypocomplementemic
Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic ... Tissue Damage Dr ... TerrierBen #Hypocomplementemic
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... endocarditis (90%) - Dr ... @AnnKumfer #Hypocomplementemia
Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Practical Approach to Grading ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... moderate diastolic dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification
Diastology - Diastolic Dysfunction Grading

by Dr. Abhilash Koratala - NephroPOCUS @NephroP

#Diastology #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Grading #Diagnosis #cardiology
Diastology - Diastolic Dysfunction ... Grading by Dr ... Diastology #Diastolic #Dysfunction ... #Grading #Diagnosis
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction ... presence of diastolic dysfunction ... Grade diastolic dysfunction ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Grading ... #Classification
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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often involved • Hypocomplementemic ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... #rheumatology #classification
Burn Injury - Depth and Grading Degrees
Superficial thickness (first degree): 
 • Painful, Does not blister,
Injury - Depth and Grading ... third degree): • Dry ... areas require skin grafting ... #Burn #Depth #Grading ... #Degrees #classification
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Foraminal Stenosis Grading ... deformity Dr ... Spine #Report #Grading ... #Classification