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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... nerve caused by ... Doppler US : halo sign ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - Decreased pulse ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #stroke
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
• Ischemia of optic ... Leakage of optic ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
life-threatening causes ... such as MI or aortic ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... cardiomyopathy) and syncope ... #Management #Signs
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
, CRP, WBC - Aortic ... - Orthostasis, Syncope ... Decr palpable pulses ... Arteritis #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... in up to 30% of cases ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... #table
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
retinal edema caused ... after CRAO -> Pale Optic ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... systemic sx + signs ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... diminished, or tender pulses