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Vasculitis Management - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines for Treatment & Management
 • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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Cell Arteritis (GCA ... ) • Takayasu's ... Polyangiitis (GPA ... Sources: GCA ... Management #Treatment #ACR2021
Takayasu's Arteritis (TAK) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Active TAK not on
Takayasu's Arteritis ... High-dose daily oral GC ... + non-GC immunosuppressive ... MithuRheum #TAK #Takayasus ... Management #Treatment #ACR2021
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, Takayasu ... Cell Arteritis, Takayasu ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
, Sarcoidosis, GPA ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... Marfan syndrome, Takayasu's ... fever - Bacterial endocarditis ... cell arteritis, Takayasu's
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Gastric & Ovarian CA ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Regurgitation • Colon CA ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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the Coronaries Takayasu's ... Oral and genital Sores ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
, long P • ↑ Ca ... - short QT, Osborn ... see below) • ↓ Ca ... delta wave and short ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
500 DANGER - Short ... <300-360 ms: ↑ca ... antidepressants, TCA ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
intracellular Ca ... biphasic T waves - Short ... Electrocardiogram #EKG #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... Gastric & Ovarian CA ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... #Endocarditis ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology