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Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Giant Cell Arteritis ... Critical Cranial Ischemia ... Critical Cranial Ischemia ... #Treatment #ACR2021 ... Guidelines #algorithm #rheumatology
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
cell arteritis ... mg/kg/day • Ischemic ... scalp necrosis, stroke ... #Management #Relapses ... #Indications #rheumatology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
visual changes, stroke ... coma - Pulm: Hypoxia ... AKI, acute limb ischemia ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
SLE, Reactive arthritis ... retinal tears, Ischemia ... , AS Treatment: ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
disease 2019 (COVID ... Related conditions: Stroke ... limb and bowel ischemia ... to medium-sized arteries ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Sepsis, Shock, Hypoxia ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... Histoplasmosis Treatment ... , with ensuing ischemia ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management