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Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Vasculitis of ... of medium vessels ... #Vessels #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Urticaria • Medium ... : • Behcet Disease ... #rheumatology # ... differential #diagnosis
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Uveitis or retinal vasculitis ... Abnormal pathergy test ... uveitis, retinal vasculitis ... oligoarticular, medium-large ... #rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... Bronchoscopy with serial ... , biopsy By Tess ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... + MPO-ANCA MEDIUM ... aortic aneurysm • Medium ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Small-vessel vasculitis ... • Inflammatory disease ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Nephrology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Medium and large ... is a skin prick test ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis ... min/1.73 m2 at diagnosis ... • Dialysis at diagnosis ... #Management #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
suspicion of severe disease ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... - Sickle cell disease ... Rheumatology ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology