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Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... sign of cutaneous ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Progressive symptoms
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... exertion • Neurologic ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm True ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs,
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... impairment), heart disease ... , palpable purpura ... cluster, the diseases ... #Algorithm #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... scleritis • Palpable ... sign of cutaneous ... Skin -> causing palpable
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... Diseases, CNS Disease ... , Meds (Opiates, ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology #sodium
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
multiforme-like lesions, palpable ... purpura, Pathergy ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... • Cutaneous: palpable ... purpura 2/2 vasculitis ... or serologies + symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... and signs below ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Males=Females SIGNS ... /SYMPTOMS: • Acute ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... steroids for severe disease ... #management #pulmonary