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Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
Clinical Disease ... and Suggested Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Algorithm #GCA ... #GiantCell #Temporal
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Cell Arteritis (GCA ... Vasculitis Management Algorithm ... @MithuRheum #GiantCell ... #Arteritis #GCA ... #rheumatology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
cell arteritis (GCA ... Clinical manifestations ... • Polymyalgia rheumatica ... #Rheumatology # ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Cell Arteritis (GCA ... Nodosa (PAN), ANCA ... vasculitis (rare) • Rheumatic ... erythematosus (SLE ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
There are many definitions, but most come down to the presence of granulomas (pathologically or
ANCA-Associated ... pathologically or clinically ... polyangiitis (GPA ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... erythematosus (SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... erythematosus (SLE ... #patterns #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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bullous or vesicular eruption ... and branches • GCA ... Diagnosis: Systemic rheumatic ... vasculitis, and SLE ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs SLE ... to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic ... and RF (if clinical ... disease) #Rheumatic ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis: • Systemic rheumatic ... diseases, such as SLE ... PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica ... develop in pts with GCA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology