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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
ESR - Thrombocytosis ... palpation - Vasculitic ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Vertebral heights and end ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis ... labeled #anatomy #msk
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Osteonecrosis Esp ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... Complications #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
endothelial injury and end-organ ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... • IgA vasculitis ... • Vasculitis ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis
Stoma Indications, Output and Complications

Stoma Types:
 • End ileostomy
 • Loop ileostomy
 • End colostomy
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Stoma Types: • End ... ileostomy • End ... malnutrition), purpura (vasculitis ... Complications #diagnosis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... galactose-deficient IgA1 (GD-IgA1 ... #HSP #IgA #Vasculitis ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Inflammation of skin (esp ... blood vessels (vasculitis ... blood to limbs (esp ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
The JT Interval and Pro-Arrhythmic Risk
Measured from the J-point to the end of the T-wave, the
J-point to the end ... with QRS ≥120 ms ... electrocardiogram #pathophysiology
Hepatic Vein Doppler Waveform
WAVE | DIRECTION |  PHASE OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE | MECHANISM OF
or neutral) - End ... Doppler #Waveform #diagnosis ... #pocus #comparison
Lister's tubercle aka dorsal tubercle of the distal end of the radius.  It's a bony
of the distal end ... ExtensorPollicisLongus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS