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Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Pathophysiology ... Cytokines, Mast Cells ... Formation -> Vasculitis ... #HUV #Pathophysiology ... #Rheumatology
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
old; F>M Signs/Symptoms ... Anemia - Giant cells ... palpation - Vasculitic ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Vasculitis
Treatment of Non-hepatitis C virus Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis - French Vasculitis Study Group

MONOCLONAL CRYOGLOBULINEMIA (TYPE 1) 
IgM
Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis ... - French Vasculitis ... Target plasma cells ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis ... #Management #Rheumatology
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis ... Management Algorithm ... Guidelines • Visual Symptoms ... Without Visual Symptoms ... #Management #Treatment
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... various inflammatory cells ... #HSP #IgA #Vasculitis ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Lysis of tumor cells ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
vascular endothelial cells ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells ... (LP) tumour B cells ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Syndrome (IBS) - Management ... Global IBS Symptoms ... ♀ with severe symptoms ... intestinal epithelial cells ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology