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Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis ... before age 50) Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... • Headache ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... - Differential ... Glaucoma, Giant cell arteritis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Approach to Headaches ... - Differential ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... #Differential #
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Secondary Headaches ... Red Flags and Differential ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #primary
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup Clinical ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... depending on the cause ... Diagnosis #Workup #Differential ... #Causes
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... : Clinical findings ... Complications Signs/Symptoms ... : - Headache ... Stroke or TIA-like symptoms
Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
Clinical Disease ... Patients With Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... GiantCell #Temporal #Arteritis
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Conditions With Arteritis ... BP Giant cell arteritis ... yrs - Cranial symptoms ... (Headache, jaw ... #Differential #
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... without an obvious cause ... 24% always had headache ... Central #Vertigo #Causes ... #differential #
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... (SPA) • Other Causes ... Mycobacterial Causes ... swinndong #Aortitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology