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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
yrs old; F>M Signs ... Focal neurological findings ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Arteritis: Clinical findings ... Complications Signs ... Complications #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #Vasculitis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: strong sign ... discrepancies Findings ... differential #diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Radiographic findings ... criteria for MS ... Laboratory findings ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Findings
Diagnostic Criteria - Fever and 4/5 of the following:
 • Conjunctivitis
 • Polymorphous
Disease: Clinical Findings ... Diagnostic Criteria ... hands & feet Signs ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... after pregnancy Diagnose ... PBC if 2/3 criteria ... Liver biopsy findings
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
NINDS Diagnostic ... Criteria for Guillain ... sensory symptoms or signs ... nervous system signs ... #criteria #neurology
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings ... #HSP #IgA #Vasculitis ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Migraine with Aura
Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3):
A) At least 2 attacks fulfilling criteria B and C:
B) One or
Migraine with Aura Diagnostic ... Criteria (ICHD- ... attacks fulfilling criteria ... : Aphasia/word-finding ... #criteria #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... clinical context and signs ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits ... , HIV serology, ... #Differential #Diagnosis