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Vasculitis Management - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines for Treatment & Management
 • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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• Giant Cell Arteritis ... (GCA) • Takayasu's ... arteritis (TAK) ... Sources: GCA ... Management #Treatment #ACR2021
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Periarteritis of the Coronaries ... Takayasu's arteritis ... Oral and genital Sores ... CoronaryArtery #Coronaries ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Takayasu's Arteritis (TAK) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Active TAK not on
Takayasu's Arteritis ... High-dose daily oral GC ... MithuRheum #TAK #Takayasus ... #Arteritis #Vasculitis ... Management #Treatment #ACR2021
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
, Sarcoidosis, GPA ... polychondritis, GPA ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... Marfan syndrome, Takayasu's ... , Takayasu's arteritis
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
intracellular Ca ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... biphasic T waves - Short ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... , long P • ↑ Ca ... see below) • ↓ Ca ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... 500 DANGER - Short ... <300-360 ms: ↑ca ... #Approach #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries (MAPCAs) on Angiography

MAPCAS from coronaries is rare in Pulmonary atresia with VSD.
Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries ... MAPCAS from coronaries ... See case reports ... Angiogram #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Gastric & Ovarian CA ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Regurgitation • Colon CA ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Gastric & Ovarian CA ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Regurgitation • Colon CA ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology