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A System for Vasculitides 

#Diagnosis #IM #Rheum #Vasculitis #Small #Medium #Large #Vessel #Size #Classification #ANCA #Differential
#Diagnosis # ... IM #Rheum #Vasculitis ... #Small #Medium ... Large #Vessel #Size ... #Classification
Break down Vasculitis based on vessel size
#Diagnosis #Rheumatology #Differential #Vasculitis #VesselSize #Small #Medium #Large #Classification
based on vessel size ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #VesselSize #Small ... #Medium #Large ... #Classification
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
based on vessel size ... small vessel vasculitis ... can affect any size ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Classification
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 ... dermatomyositis #Size ... #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... emergency - Small ... vessel vasculitis ... obstruction) • Neurogenic ... #diagnosis #nephrology
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 ... • Drug-induced vasculitis ... signs #lesions #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... abnormalities SMALL ... Findings by Vessel Size ... pain, infarct • Small ... #rheumatology #classification
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dehydration - Loss of sodium ... conditions - Neurogenic ... Heat Rash: • Small ... heat illness → Hypernatremia
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
, fibronectin, small ... malignancies, vasculitis ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... : Occlusion of small ... to medium-sized