Giant Cell Arteritis Flashcards
1
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GCA =
A
vasculitis manifesting in the eye
2
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Ophthalmic manifestations of GCA (2)
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unilateral visual disturbance
double vision due to CN palsies
3
Q
What is it associated with?
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica
4
Q
Neuro-opthalmic symptoms of GCA (4)
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headache and scalp tenderness
hair loss
diplopia
jaw claudication
5
Q
Systemic features of GA (3)
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Myalgia
Anorexia
Weight loss
6
Q
sign at the temples
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tenderness over the temporal artery
7
Q
at the back of the eye….(3)
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white and swollen optic nerve
cotton wool spots and haemorrhages
8
Q
Light reflex defect
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RAPD
9
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Blood test
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acute phase response proteins
10
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Treatment for GCA
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predinsolone 1mg/kg
