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Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
into the baby's hands ... Stroke the perioral skin ... and extend, hands ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
women and age/2 ... variably: On one hand ... required due to skip ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to 40 years of age ... response to local skin ... test (this is a skin ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Takayasu: • Age ... loss, arthralgia, arm ... CRP GCA (Giant ... vasculitis • Behcet ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Takayasu: - Age ... temporal artery - Age ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhage, which are ... • Extremes of age ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
• Inner ear • Skin ... discoloration • Warm ... Polyarteritis Nodosa, GCA ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet ... Polychondritis #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... ) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... MYOSITIS: • M > F • Age ... kinase levels are ... • Mechanic's hands