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A System for Vasculitides 

#Diagnosis #IM #Rheum #Vasculitis #Small #Medium #Large #Vessel #Size #Classification #ANCA #Differential
A System for Vasculitides ... #Diagnosis # ... IM #Rheum #Vasculitis ... #Small #Medium ... #Vessel #Size #Classification
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
, medium vessel ... Medium vessel vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Medium #Large ... #Classification
Break down Vasculitis based on vessel size
#Diagnosis #Rheumatology #Differential #Vasculitis #VesselSize #Small #Medium #Large #Classification
Break down Vasculitis ... vessel size #Diagnosis ... #VesselSize #Small ... #Medium #Large ... #Classification
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Causes of Hypernatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... insipidus • Nephrogenic ... #Causes #nephrology ... #sodium #high
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Algorithm ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #sodium
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... of medium vessels ... of small vessels ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis ... involvement of small ... wall vessels (medium-sized ... Identification of causes ... signs #lesions #diagnosis
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Etiologies of Hypernatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Insensible losses Sodium ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
emergency - Small ... vessel vasculitis ... tubular necrosis (causes ... obstruction) • Neurogenic ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis by Mechanism ... Malignancy (e.g. small ... #Table #Causes ... #Sodium