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Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
Small Vessel Vasculitides ... destructive sinusitis, pulmonary ... Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis ... syndrome • IgA vasculitis ... #vasculitis #differential
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Vasculitis Involving ... the Skin - Differential ... #skin #dermatology ... #rheumatology # ... differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
Vasculitis - Break ... by large vessel vasculitis ... Anti-GBM = anti–glomerular ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Syndromes and Mimics - Differential ... - Anti-GBM Disease ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Pulmonary ... Syndromes #Mimics #Differential
Break down Vasculitis based on vessel size
#Diagnosis #Rheumatology #Differential #Vasculitis #VesselSize #Small #Medium #Large #Classification
Break down Vasculitis ... size #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Differential # ... Vasculitis #VesselSize
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
to Kidney: Anti-GBM ... With associated pulmonary ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
trauma, infection, vasculitis ... process such as vasculiitis ... commonly renal and pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... HTN - Vasculitis ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... progressing GN • New pulmonary ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... ANCA-positive vasculitis ... ANCA-negative vasculitis ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... Renal #Syndrome #differential