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1
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What is vasculitis.

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Vasculitis is defined as an inflammatory disorder of blood vessel walls, causing destruction (aneurysm/rupture) or stenosis.

2
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What does the presentation of vasculitis depend on.

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The organs involved.

3
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What organs can be affected by vasculitis.

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Any organ can be affected.

4
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What are the causes of vasculitis. (2)

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Primary.

Secondary (eg SLE, RA, hepatitis B/C, HIV).

5
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How is vasculitis classified. (3)

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According to the size of the vessel damaged.
Large.
Medium.
Small.

6
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What are some conditions that cause large vessel vasculitis. (2)

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Giant cell arteritis.

Takayasu’s arteritis.

7
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What are some conditions that cause medium vessel vasculitis. (2)

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Polyarteritis nodosa.

Kawasaki disease.

8
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What are the subsets of small vessel vasculitis. (2)

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ANCA positive.

ANCA negative.

9
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What are the features of small vessel ANCA positive vasculitis.

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It has a predilection for respiratory tract and kidneys.

10
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What are some conditions that are small vessel ANCA positive vasculitis. (3)

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Glomerulonephritis.
Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Wegener’s granulomatosis.

11
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What are some conditions that are small vessel ANCA negative vasculitis. (3)

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Henoch-Schonlein purpura.
Goodpasture’s syndrome.
Cryoglobulinaemia.

12
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What are the symptoms vasculitis. (2)

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Different vasculitides affect different organs, causing different patterns of symptoms.
Overwhelming fatigue.
Raised ESP/CRP.

13
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Is a severe vasculitis flare an emergency.

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Yes.

14
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When should you consider vasculitis.

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In any unidentified multisystem disorder.

15
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What is often seen on the blood results of a patient with vasculitis. (3)

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Raised ESR/CRP.
ANCA may be positive.
Raised creatinine if renal failure.

16
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What is seen on a urine test of a patient with vasculitis. (3)

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Proteinuria.
Haematuria.
Casts on microscopy.

17
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What are the systemic features of vasculitis. (5)

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Fever. 
Malaise. 
Weight loss. 
Arthraligia. 
Myalgia.
18
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What are the skin features of vasculitis. (5)

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Purpura. 
Ulcers. 
Livedo reticularis. 
Nailbed infarcts. 
Digital gangrene.
19
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What are the eye features of vasculitis. (3)

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Episcleritis.
Scleritis.
Visual loss.

20
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What are the ENT features of vasculitis. (4)

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Episataxis.
Nasal crusting.
Stridor.
Deafness.

21
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What are the pulmonary features of vasculitis. (2)

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Haemoptysis and dyspnoea (due to pulmonary haemorrhage).

22
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What are the cardiac features of vasculitis. (3)

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Angina or MI (due to coronary arteritis).
Heart failure.
Pericarditis.

23
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What are the GI features of vasculitis. (2)

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Pain or perforation (infarcted viscus).

Malabsorpton (chronic ischaemia).

24
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What are the renal features of vasculitis. (5)

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Hypertension.
haematuria. 
Proteinuria. 
Casts. 
Renal failure.
25
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What are the neurological features of vasculitis. (7)

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Stroke. 
Fits. 
Chorea. 
Psychosis. 
Confusion. 
Impaired cognition. 
Altered mood.
26
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What are the GU features of vasculitis.

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Orchitis - testicular pain or tenderness.