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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis

Dr. Ann Marie Kumfer @AnnKumfer

#GiantCell #Temporal #Arteritis #Diagnosis #Management #GCA #rheumatology
Giant Cell (Temporal ... ) Arteritis Dr ... #GiantCell #Temporal ... #Arteritis #Diagnosis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Giant Cell (Temporal ... Complications Signs ... palpation - Temporal ... #GiantCell #Temporal ... #Signs #Symptoms
Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Temporal (Giant ... cell) Arteritis ... vision loss #Temporal ... #GiantCell #Arteritis
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 ... #GiantCell #Temporal ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Suggested Treatment Algorithms for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis

#Management #Algorithm #GCA #PMR
and Giant Cell Arteritis ... Rheumatica #GiantCell #Temporal ... #Arteritis #Steroid
Basilar Skull Fracture
Fracture through petrous portion of temporal bone 
 - Periorbital ecchymosis 
 - Hemotympanum
petrous portion of temporal ... ecchymosis (Battle's sign ... Fracture #Battles #Signs
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... Impaction force from femoral ... Impaction force from femoral ... bone from the femoral ... onto lateral hip Signs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
axillary, vertebral, temporal ... GCA versus Temporal ... hand, classic temporal ... Role of temporal ... #GCA #Temporal
Femoral Triangle - Inguinal Anatomy
 - Structures, Borders and Content
 - Lateral → Medial:Femoral Nerve, Femoral
Femoral Triangle ... Femoral Nerve, Femoral ... Artery, Femoral ... By @rev.med #Femoral
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Neurological deficits • Temporal ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... meningitis) • Temporal ... arteritis • Acute