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Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... w/differential diagnosis ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... (Cornelia NEJM ... #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Asteroid hyalosis in the anterior vitreous cavity on slit lamp exam

These are refractive, calcific particles suspended
Asteroid hyalosis ... reflection they cause ... AsteroidHyalosis #clinical ... #video #slitlamp ... #ocular #eye
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Severe/ failure steroids ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Terrien's Marginal Degeneration on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

70-year-old patient who consulted for subconjunctival hemorrhage x 1
bilateral peripheral corneal ... It is diagnosed ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp