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Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis

1) Presence of cryoglobulin 
Circulating immunoglobulins that precipitate with cold temperature and dissolve
Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia ... Variable levels ... #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology # ... Cryoglobulinemic
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
decr of C3 and C4 levels ... min/1.73 m2 at diagnosis ... • Dialysis at diagnosis ... Vasculitis #Management #Rheumatology ... #Cryoglobulinemic
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia ... vasculitis - Diagnosis ... < 5% of mixed cryoglobulinemia ... #Vasculitis #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis
#rheumatology #diagnosis #signs
Cryoglobulinemia ... Vasculitis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Labs/Diagnosis: ... rheumatoid factor level ... C4 complement level ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis ... classification #rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Low Complement Levels ... : SLE, Cryoglobulinemic ... Normal Complement Levels ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Classification Types

Type 1: Monoclonal IgM (rarely IgG/lgA)
 • Raynaud phenomenon, Digital ulcers/gangrene, Livedo reticularis, Hyperviscosity
Cryoglobulinemia ... MatthewHoMD #Cryoglobulinemia ... Classification #Types #hematology ... #diagnosis
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Bleomycin Hematologic ... Thalessemia • Cryoglobulinemia ... ulcerative #skinrash #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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III) • Mixed cryoglobulinemia ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Ammonia Levels & ... hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... HepaticEncephalopathy #TWDFNR #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #EBM