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Classic signs of arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy or giant cell arteritis are mild arterial narrowing
Classic signs of ... arteritic anterior ... ischemic optic ... Korean Journal of Ophthalmology ... #disc #nerve #Ophthalmology
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Giant Cell (Temporal ... ) Arteritis: Pathogenesis ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Abnormalities of the Optic ... Abnormalities of the Optic ... Nerve • Temporal ... Arteritis • Demyelination ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Giant Cell (Temporal ... ) Arteritis: Clinical ... Complications Signs ... #Arteritis #Complications ... #Signs #Symptoms
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... onto lateral hip Signs ... weight-bear • Arthritic ... msk #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Anterior ischemic optic ... of giant cell arteritis ... ESR and/or CRP Temporal ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
- Arthralgia, Arthritis ... Esp. humeral and femoral ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... ) Giant cell arteritis ... systemic sx + signs ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
sinus thrombosis, Temporal ... arteritis, Retro-orbital ... dislocation, Ischemic optic ... • Keratitis, Optic ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
Septic Arthritis ... findings Notes: - Septic ... Arthritis is typically ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology