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Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Giant Cell Arteritis ... Vasculitis Management Algorithm ... Guidelines • Visual ... alone • Without Visual ... ACR2021 #Guidelines #algorithm
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... (GCA) 1) Is visual ... 50 years • Visual ... Clinical manifestations ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Postulate 1 - Viral ... Postulate 2 - Viral ... - Myocardial ischemia ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
RSV, and other viral ... diagnostics as clinically ... Internet Book of Critical ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm ... #schema #Diagnosis
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Inferior mesenteric arteries ... to suffer from ischemia ... SmallBowel #Infarction #pathophysiology
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... ~15-18 cm) • Viral ... Internet Book of Critical ... COVID19 #management #schema ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Pathogenesis and clinical ... edema caused by ischemia ... axons death due to ischemia ... Disc -> Decreased Visual ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome: • Clinical ... - (Ischemia, ... arthralgia, and arthritis ... cryoglobulin • Viral ... SLE), rheumatoid arthritis
Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
Acute limb ischemia ... exacerbation of ischemia ... Critical Limb ischemia ... pathophysiology: ... image diseased arteries
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
altered LOC; septic arthritis ... Mumps Virus -> Viral ... leading to organ ischemia ... Mild non-specific viral ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology