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Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... vasculitis vs infection ... required due to skip ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Back pain • Skin ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... thrombus • Splenic infarction
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Blooms (HABs) Skin ... • Cellulitis ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... Naegleria fowleri • Chronic ... biphasic • Clinical symptoms
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... symptoms by days ... lymphoma, breast CA ... dermatitis - Cellulitis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
+/- myocardial infarction ... Recurrent and chronic ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... and branches • GCA ... to exclude are infections ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign