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Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... taper over 1-3 years ... #Management
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Polyp Surveillance Intervals
Colon Cancer Screening - Modality - Interval:
 • Colonoscopy -
Colonoscopy - q10 years ... • FIT - q1 year ... stool test - q3 years ... colonography - q5 years ... Surveillance #Intervals #management
Colonoscopy Followup Intervals 
10 years: Normal colonoscopy, ≥ 20 HP < 10mm
7-10 years: 1-2 adenomas <
Intervals 10 years ... HP < 10mm 7-10 years ... SSPs < 10mm 3-5 years ... , HP ≥ 10mm 3 years ... gastroenterology #guidelines #management
Past-Year Serious Mental Illness among Adults #Epidemiology #PublicHealth #SMI #SeriousMentalIllness #Gender #Ethnicity #Age #NEJM
Past-Year Serious ... Ethnicity #Age #NEJM
PATIENT AGE >2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
PATIENT AGE >2 Years ... PECARN Study) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds
Acanthosis Nigricans and Insulin Resistance - A 27-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of acanthosis
Resistance - A 27-year-old ... presented with a 2-year ... Acanthosis #Nigricans #NEJM
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... at the time of diagnosis ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Signs
Natural History of Syphilis
Primary - 2-6 weeks after infection
 • Chancre, Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Latent ≤ 1
Early Latent ≤ 1 year ... Late Latent - > 1 year ... Syphilis - 2-50 years ... #progression #diagnosis
PATIENT AGE <2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
PATIENT AGE <2 Years ... PECARN Study) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... : 70 years old, ... acute leukemia Management ... #Management #treatment