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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Central Retinal Artery ... central retinal artery ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Unilateral • Signs ... deterioration after ... poor improvement after ... Management #treatment #rheumatology ... #ophthalmology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
of hands/feet, knees ... , shoulders Signs ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... Role of temporal artery ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Ophthalmic Artery ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
polymorphisms alter ... arthritis (especially knees ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
infarction, coronary artery ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO) on Ocular POCUS

This patient is likely presented with painless vision loss.
Central Retinal Artery ... intra-arterial spot sign ... central retinal artery ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #ophthalmology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Self-limited synovitis after ... disease states Pathophysiology ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
forefoot, ankles, knees ... not possible • Ultrasound ... double contour sign ... +Radiographic signs ... management #treatment #rheumatology