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ANCA Associated Vasculitis (AAV) - Auto-antibodies and Differential Diagnosis

MPA → usually p-ANCA
GPA → usually c-ANCA
EGPA →
Associated Vasculitis (AAV ... (PR3) X-ANCA (elastase ... ANCA #Vasculitis #AAV
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aortic Aneurysm (AAA ... Ana Casanegra ... Aortic #Aneurysm #AAA ... Vascular #Treatment #Algorithm
1
#Protein
HCI
#Pepsin
Pancreas
НСО3
Amino- and
dipeptidases
#Carboxypeptidase
#trypsin
#chymotrypsin
elastase
Proteins
Pepsin
НСОз
Polypeptides
Tri- and dipeptides
Amino acids (AA)
H*
symport
Nat
symport
HCI
Pepsinogen
2
Carboxypeptidases
Trypsin, chymotrypsin,
elastase
Mucosal cell
Hydrolysis
AA
Amino- and
dipeptidases
Cationic AA
Neutral AA
Portal
blood
Anionic AA
Metabolism
#chymotrypsin elastase ... Amino acids (AA ... cell Hydrolysis AA ... Neutral AA Portal ... blood Anionic AA
Second degree AV Block type II (aka Mobitz II)
 • There is constant PR interval (normal
Second degree AV ... Block type II (aka ... of the block (AV ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)

WARM AHA
- Primary - Idiopathics
- Secondary
Infectious
 • Viral- HIV, EBV, HCV, HEV
 •
(AIHA) WARM AHA ... • Antibiotics- eg ... /antipyretics- e.g ... alpha-methyldopa COLD AHA ... #Differential #Algorithm
Vasculitis Management - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines for Treatment & Management
 • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
 •
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34235889/ AAV ... ACR2021 #Guidelines #algorithm
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
blocks) - ECG Diagnosis ... group-beating" on the ECG ... aka Advanced AV ... AVBlock #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis
Second Degree AV Block Type I aka Mobitz I / Wenckebach 
 • Normal P waves.
Second Degree AV ... Block Type I aka ... group-beating" on the ECG ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Aplastic Anemia Summary

 • Definition
 • Pathophysiology
 • DDx: AA vs Hypocellular MDS
 • Expectation
 •
Pathophysiology • DDx: AA ... Expectation • Rx Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Algorithm for the ... AV Dissociation: ... there evidence of AV ... Interpretation #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram