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A System for Vasculitides 

#Diagnosis #IM #Rheum #Vasculitis #Small #Medium #Large #Vessel #Size #Classification #ANCA #Differential
Vasculitis #Small #Medium ... #Vessel #Size #Classification ... #ANCA #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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MEDIUM VESSEL ... Polyarteritis Nodosa: - Kidneys ... aortic aneurysm • Medium ... Kidneys -> glomerulonephritis ... #rheumatology #classification
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
• Limited to Kidney ... (C-ANCA): GPA > ... (P-ANCA): eGPA, ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Vasculitis • GN: ANCA ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits: ANCA ... imaging #Acute #Kidney ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
vessel vasculitis, medium ... large artery, medium ... basement membrane; ANCA ... #Rheumatology #Differential ... #Large #Classification
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
) - Loss of kidney ... ) + • c-ANCA: ... staining • p-ANCA ... Glomerulonephritis #RPGN #Classification ... #Differential #
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... alkalosis • Kidney ... the excretion of sodium ... Chloride #urine #Algorithm ... #nephrology #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... primary condition MEDIUM ... musculoskeletal systems • Kidneys ... #Vasculitis #Differential
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
A lazy man's classification ... osmolality and urinary sodium ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #Differential #