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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Giant Cell (Temporal ... neurological findings #GiantCell ... 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 ... Hemorrhages #GiantCell ... #diagnosis #Vasculitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Osteonecrosis Esp ... . humeral and femoral ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... and ankles) #HSP ... #HenochScholeinPurpura ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
Polymyositis (PM ... #Polymyositis #PM ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
Avascular Necrosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Physical Trauma (esp. to the scaphoid bone with damage
Physical Trauma (esp ... blood supply & the femoral ... therapy - Lupus ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms