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Vasculitis Management - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines for Treatment & Management
 • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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Vasculitis Management ... Cell Arteritis (GCA ... ) • Takayasu's ... Sources: GCA ... Management #Treatment #ACR2021
Takayasu's Arteritis (TAK) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Active TAK not on
Takayasu's Arteritis ... (TAK) - Vasculitis ... MithuRheum #TAK #Takayasus ... #Arteritis #Vasculitis ... Management #Treatment #ACR2021
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Severe Disease → Remission
Nodosa (PAN) - Vasculitis ... with CYC over GC ... immunosuppressive agent (e.g ... Polyarteritis #Nodosa #Vasculitis ... Management #Treatment #ACR2021
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... into 5 different conditions ... antidepressant (TCA ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Lead
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Highlighted Conditions ... the Coronaries Takayasu's ... multiplex ANCA vasculitis ... Oral and genital Sores ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular and Other Conditions ... Lyme disease, Vasculitis ... (e.g., PAN) ... cell arteritis, Takayasu's ... Extrarticular #conditions
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... intracellular Ca ... biphasic T waves - Short ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE): Takayasu ... Elevated ESR and CRP GCA ... develop in pts with GCA ... or as primary condition ... MPO > PR3 60/ GPA
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
, long P • ↑ Ca ... see below) • ↓ Ca ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #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 ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology