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Symptoms of Giant cell Arteritis

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Unilateral headache, temporal artery tenderness and Jaw Claudication, Can lead to Blindness (if ophthalmic A occluded)

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Which disease is associated with Giant Cell Arteritis

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica

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which arteries are affected in Giant cell arteritis

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Branches of Carotid Artery

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Histology of Giant cell arteritis

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Focal Granulomatous Inflammation

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How to treat Giant cell arteritis

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High dose corticosteroids

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Symptoms of Takayasu arteritis

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  • weak upper extremity pulse (pulseless disease)
  • fever, night sweats
  • Arthritis, myalgia
  • skin nodules
  • ocular disturbances
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Histology of Takayasu

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Granulomas (in aortic arch and proximal great vessels)

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how to treat Takayasu

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corticosteroids

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9
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where do you see elevated ESR

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Giant cell arteritis and Takayasu

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Symptoms of Buerger disease

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  • Intermittent claudication
  • Gangrene, Autoamputation of digits
  • Superficial nodular phlebitis
  • Raynaud phenomenon
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Histology of Buerger

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Segmental thrombosing vasculitis with vein and nerve involvement (thromboangitis obliterans)

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Symptoms of Kawasaki

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CRASH and Burn
- Conjunctival injection
- Rash (desquamating)
- Adenopathy (Cervical)
- Strawberry tongue (oral mucositis)
- Hand foot change (edema/erythema)
- Fever

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Complications of Kawasaki

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Coronary artery aneurysm that can rupture or get thrombosed

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14
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How to treat Kawasaki

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IV immunoglobulin and Aspirin

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Symptoms of polyarteritis nodosa

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  • Fever, weight-loss, headache
  • GI (abdominal pain, melena)
  • HTN, neuro
  • Cutaneous eruptions
  • Renal damage
  • NO lungs
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Histology of polyarteritis Nodosa

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Transmural inflammation with fibrinoid necrosis

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17
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Which radio test u would do for patients with Polyarteritis nodosa

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Arteriogram of renal (Innumerable renal micro aneurysms)

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18
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What to test for in patients with polyarteritis nodosa

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Hep B

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Treatment of polyarteritis nodosa

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Corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide

20
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Symptoms of Behcet syndrome

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Apthous ulcer, Genital ulcer, Uveitis, Erythema nodosum

21
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What viruses Precipitate Behcet

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HSV or Parvovirus

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Histology of Behcet

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Immune complex vasculitis

23
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which serotype is associated with Behcet

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Causes of cutaneous small vessel vasculitis

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  • Meds (penicillin/cephalosporin/Phenytoin/ Allopurinol)
  • Infections (HCV/HIV)
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Symptoms of cutaneous small vessel vasculitis

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Palpable purpura

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Histology of cutaneous small vessel vasculitis

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Immune complex mediated Leukocytoclastic vasculitis

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Symptoms of Churg-Strauss (Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis)

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  • Asthma, Sinusitis
  • Skin nodules or purpura
  • neuropathy (wrist/foot drop)
  • Heart, GI , Kidney (pauci immune glomerulonephritis)
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Histology of Churg-Strauss

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Granulomatous necrotizing with Eosinophilia

29
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Serotypes in Churg-Strauss

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MPO-ANCA/ p-ANCA
Increase in IgE

30
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Symptoms of Wegner (Graulomatosis with polyangitis)

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  • URT (perforated nasal septum, Sinusitis, Otitis media, mastoiditis)
  • LRT (hemoptysis, cough, dyspnea)
  • Renal (Hematuria, red cell cast)
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Histology of Wegner

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necrotizing granuloma

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Serology in Wegner

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PR3-ANCA / c-ANCA (anti-proteinase 3)

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What radiologic test to do in Wegner

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CXR (large nodular densities)

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How to treat Wegner

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Cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids

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Symptoms of Henoch-Schonlein pupura

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  • Follows URT infection
  • Palpable purpura on buttocks/legs
    Arthralgia
  • Abdominal pain (associated with intussusception)
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Which disease is associated with Henoch-Schonlein pupura

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IgA nephropathy (Berger)

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Cause of Henoch-Schonlein pupura

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IgA immune complex deposits

38
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Tx of Henoch-Schonlein pupura

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Supportive , possible corticosteroids

39
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Symptoms of Microscopic polyangitis

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Similar to Granulomatosis with polyangitis but WITHOUT nasopharyngeal involvement
No granuloma

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Serology of Microscopic polyangitis

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MPO-ANCA / p-ANCA (anti-myeloperoxidase)

41
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Tx of Microscopic polyangitis

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Cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids

42
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Cause of mixed Cryoglobulinemia

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Viral (HCV)

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Symptoms of mixed Cryoglobulinemia

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  • Palpable purpura
  • Weakness
  • Arthralgia
  • may have peripheral neuro and kidney
44
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What are Cryglobulins

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Immunoglobulins that precipitate in the Cold

45
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Histology of mixed Cryoglobulinemia

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mixed IgG and IgM immune complex depositions

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