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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Giant Cell (Temporal ... old; F>M Signs/Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Giant Cell (Temporal ... Complications Signs/Symptoms ... palpation - Temporal ... #GiantCell #Temporal ... #diagnosis #Vasculitis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD ... consequences #OCPD ... ObsessiveCompulsive #PersonalityDisorder ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Signs #Symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
the pancreas, Vasculitis ... -> Acute Pancreatitis ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... portion of the temporal ... sinus thrombosis, Temporal ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #otology
Giant Cell Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Cranial Arteritis): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 - Morning Stiffness (>1
Weight Loss #Temporal ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Vasculitis
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
OCP, Protein C & ... trucking" • Acute ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Miserly - Lack of generosity when it
Personality Disorder (OCPD ... has no value OCPD ... ObsessiveCompulsive #PersonalityDisorder ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... Criteria #Signs #Symptoms
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
, Incr risk of Acute ... Takayasus #Arteritis #Vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Avascular Necrosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Physical Trauma (esp. to the scaphoid bone with damage
blood supply & the femoral ... affected) - Acute ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms