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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 ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... /Symptoms: - Fever ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
) Arteritis: Clinical ... Complications Signs ... #Arteritis #Complications ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #Vasculitis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... onto lateral hip Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... weight-bear • Arthritic ... pathophysiology #signs
Giant Cell Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Cranial Arteritis): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 - Morning Stiffness (>1
Giant Cell Arteritis ... Weight Loss #Temporal ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Vasculitis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... Arthralgia's (common), arthritis ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
of the Hip • Arthritis ... Slipped capital femoral ... Greater Trochanter Fracture ... pathophysiology #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
visual acuity • Bitemporal ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Acne • Coarse features ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
Takayasu’s Arteritis ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Takayasus #Arteritis ... #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms