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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

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  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
optic neuritis - Giant ... cell arteritis, ... Scalp tenderness - Giant ... peripheral pulses - Giant ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Salmonella), Giant ... Cell Arteritis, ... Takayasu Arteritis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 #Management
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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- Rheumatoid arthritis ... Churg-Strauss syndrome - Giant ... cell arteritis ... chemotherapy #Diagnosis
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Recognition of giant ... cell arteritis ... posterior ciliary arteries ... altitudinal defect • Fundoscopy ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Temporal (Giant ... cell) Arteritis ... Temporal #GiantCell #Arteritis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitides: Giant ... Cell Arteritis ... GCA), Takayasu's arteritis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Giant Cell (Temporal ... ) Arteritis: Pathogenesis ... Normocytic Anemia - Giant ... GiantCell #Temporal #Arteritis ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Conditions With Arteritis ... Coronaries Takayasu's arteritis ... Asymmetric pulse/BP Giant ... cell arteritis: ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... Inflammatory diseases: Giant ... cell arteritis, ... Takayasu arteritis ... #Aortitis #Diagnosis