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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications Signs/Symptoms: - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... Complications Signs/Symptoms ... artery tender, nodular ... Stroke or TIA-like symptoms ... GiantCell #Temporal #Arteritis
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... lights are a key symptom ... -> crowding of ocular ... Photophobia #Acute ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Disease - Acute ... CPPD precipitation ... to crystals -> Acute ... polyarticular arthritis ... Disease #Signs #Symptoms
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Definitions: a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
- Impinges on ocular ... Impaired extra-ocular ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Definitions: a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
normal: - extra-ocular ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
trucking" • Acute ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive • Acute and chronic vasospasm
vasoconstrictive • Acute ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... • Non-specific Acute-phase ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias - Incr
Takayasu’s Arteritis ... , Incr risk of Acute ... #Takayasus #Arteritis ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
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