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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical ... findings and Complications ... loss (mono- or binocular ... Papillary Edema, Flame Hemorrhages ... Temporal #Arteritis #Complications
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... almost always binocular ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Monocular • Refractive ... Trauma • Subdural Hemorrhage
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
restored to esophagus Clinical ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... underlying friable hemorrhagic ... supportive care Complications ... common long term complication
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... causes dot/blot hemorrhages ... retina and flame hemorrhages ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... - Palpable or necrotic ... abdo pain, GI hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Indications for therapeutic intervention of pancreatic pseudocysts.
Complicated pancreatic pseudocysts (one criterion sufficient)
 • Compression of large
large vessels (clinical ... symptoms or seen ... pseudocysts • Haemorrhage ... extrapancreatic complications
Diagnosis of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura) - French Vasculitis Study Group 

1) Suggestive clinical manifestations
1) Suggestive clinical ... individuals - Clinical ... areas (may be necrotic ... or hemorrhagic) ... potential severe complications
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ... creatinine) • And/or nephrosis ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms