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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations Risk Factors: - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Giant Cell (Temporal ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... 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 ... Complications #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #Vasculitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
the pancreas, Vasculitis ... -> Acute Pancreatitis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations Skin: • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... blood vessels (vasculitis ... effusion on CXR • RA ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
visual acuity • Bitemporal ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... • Non-specific Acute-phase ... Extra-articular signs ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Giant Cell Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Cranial Arteritis): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings - Morning Stiffness (>1
Weight Loss #Temporal ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Vasculitis
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
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 ... hypolucency "Crescent sign ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
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