Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Diagnosis and management of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

Chapel Hill 2012 definition: 
Necrotizing vasculitis ofmedium or small arteries
Diagnosis and management ... Necrotizing vasculitis ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Vasculitis #Differential
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
- Diagnosis, causes ... and management ... neuropathy Treatment ... #Rheumatology # ... #Management
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
 β€’
Polyneuropathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Paraneoplastic, CTD (SLE ... RA, Sjogren’s), Vasculitis ... #causes #neurology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
the most common vasculitis ... #Disease #KD #vasculitis ... #rheumatology # ... pediatrics #diagnossi ... #management #treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
) - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 β€’ Absence of skin
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis ... min/1.73 m2 at diagnosis ... β€’ Dialysis at diagnosis ... #Management #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 β€’ Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 β€’ Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Diagnosis Infectious ... Non-Infectious: β€’ Rheumatologic ... : SLE, Rheumatoid ... Mediterranean Fever β€’ Vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 β€’ Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 β€’
Diagnosis Framework ... body-), PMR, RA, SLE ... , Vasculitis OVERLAP ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Cor triatriatum
 β€’ Epidemiology
 β€’ Etiology
 β€’ Associated Lesions
 β€’ Differentials Diagnosis
 β€’ Anatomy - Sinister,
Associated Lesions β€’ Differentials ... β€’ Treatment ... Post-Operative Management ... #management #cardiology ... summary #peds #pediatrics
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 β€’ Associated
β€’ Specific for SLE ... severe disease Treatment ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management