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Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
central nervous system ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... - systemic ... - Sjögren syndrome ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... deficiencies - PNH ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Water - Pus ... Pulmonary HTN - Vasculitis ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Barre - ALS - Transverse ... myelitis • Hematology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Non-Infectious Aortitis: • Vasculitides ... arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome ... ANCA associated vasculitis ... Arthritis (RA), Systemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
central nervous system ... (CNS) involvement ... Inflammatory causes ... • Systemic lupus ... ANCA-associated vasculitides
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... SSc: systemic sclerosis ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... arthritis SLE : systemic ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... Amyloidosis (CVS+PNS ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Oncology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
antibodies) • Systemic ... drug-induced SLE) • Systemic ... • Sjögren syndrome ... ANCA-Associated Vasculitis ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Vascular System ... TeIangiectasia Vascular System ... • Steroids • Vasculitis ... #Hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome ... : • Behçet Syndrome ... • Cogan Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology