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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... Differential ... , drug reactions ... , and SLE) • Urinalysis ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Frank nephritis (hypertension ... • CBC, TSH and urinalysis ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation ... hallmark for the disease ... WBC count and differential ... a left shift Urinalysis ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... • Autoimmune diseases ... bacteremia and hypotension ... count on initial evaluation ... #Bandemia #differential
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... • Heavy chain disease ... (RA, Temporal arteritis ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential