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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Giant Cell (Temporal ... ) Arteritis: Pathogenesis ... #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Giant Cell (Temporal ... ) Arteritis: Clinical ... #Arteritis #Complications ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #Vasculitis
Giant Cell Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Cranial Arteritis): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 - Morning Stiffness (>1
Giant Cell Arteritis ... Weight Loss #Temporal ... CranialArteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Vasculitis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... weight-bear • Arthritic ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
the pancreas, Vasculitis ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Findings
Diagnostic Criteria - Fever and 4/5 of the following:
 • Conjunctivitis
 • Polymorphous
Clinical Findings Diagnostic ... Criteria - Fever ... : - Coronary Arteritis ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Vasculitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
- Arthralgia, Arthritis ... Esp. humeral and femoral ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... Arthralgia's (common), arthritis ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
like rheumatoid arthritis ... (SLE) Signs / Symptoms ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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injury of Lateral Femoral ... paresthetica • Symptoms ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis