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Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
- Inflammatory aortic ... aneurysms (in possible ... #Vessels #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- GI tract: abdominal ... Superficial temporal artery ... aneurysm • Medium ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... #rheumatology #
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... originating from aneurysms ... Dissection • Aneurysm ... 19 - PNH - Vasculitis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... Superficial temporal artery ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... #Rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... Demyelinating syndromes ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... valve lesions Abdominal ... #rheumatology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... after history, ... aortic aneurysms ... poisoning • Celiac artery
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... infarction, coronary artery ... aneurysms Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
aneurysm (with ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... between arms - Abdominal ... Takayasus #Arteritis #Vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Aneurysms of ... syndromeVasculitis ... Other necrotizing vasculitides ... #Differential #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... neuropathy • Transverse ... /LAC: • Renal artery ... #Rheumatology