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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
) Arteritis: Clinical ... findings and Complications ... Signs/Symptoms ... #Arteritis #Complications ... #diagnosis #Vasculitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
- Arthralgia, Arthritis ... Esp. humeral and femoral ... Musculoskeletal #Complications ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Falls: Pathogenesis and Complications
Poly-pharmacy
Disorders affecting movement and balance
 - Sensory deficits
 - Neuromuscular degeneration/Cerebrovascular disease
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Pathogenesis and Complications ... - Parkinson's Disease ... - Arthritis ... Lifestyle #Geriatrics ... #diagnosis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
onto lateral hip Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... weight-bear • Arthritic ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
other autoimmune diseases ... like rheumatoid arthritis ... RA) or systemic lupus ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
Giant Cell Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Cranial Arteritis): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 - Morning Stiffness (>1
Giant Cell Arteritis ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Weight Loss #Temporal ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Findings
Diagnostic Criteria - Fever and 4/5 of the following:
 • Conjunctivitis
 • Polymorphous
Kawasaki Disease ... Clinical Findings Diagnostic ... hands & feet Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... : - Coronary Arteritis
Psoriatic Arthritis: Complications

 • Ocular - Inflammation of middle layer of the eye (the uvea, which
Psoriatic Arthritis ... : Complications ... Cardiac - Valvular disease ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Avascular Necrosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Physical Trauma (esp. to the scaphoid bone with damage
blood supply & the femoral ... - Sickle-cell disease ... therapy - Lupus ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms