The Calgary Guide to Understanding Disease @TheCalgaryGuide
555.5K 395 156
Account created for The Calgary Guide to Understanding Disease - Linking pathophysiology to clinical presentation - http://calgaryguide.ucalgary.ca/
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
8 results
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Giant Cell (Temporal ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... /Symptoms: - Fever ... neurological findings #GiantCell ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Giant Cell (Temporal ... Complications Signs ... Hemorrhages #GiantCell ... Complications #Signs ... #Vasculitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... the pancreas, Vasculitis ... Erythematosus #SLE ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE): Musculoskeletal ... Esp. humeral and femoral ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... Livedo Reticularis, Vasculitis ... #SLE #Mucocutaneous ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
RA) or systemic lupus ... erythematosus (SLE ... ) Signs / Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Giant Cell Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Cranial Arteritis): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 - Morning Stiffness (>1
Weight Loss #Temporal ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Vasculitis
Avascular Necrosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Physical Trauma (esp. to the scaphoid bone with damage
blood supply & the femoral ... therapy - Lupus ... hypolucency "Crescent sign ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms