Vasculitis High Yield Flashcards
Polyartertitis Nodosa is what?
Who gets it/High Yield history?
necrotizing inflammation of small or medium arteries
Risk of HEPATITIS first then young men (especially if kidneys are affected)
what is most affected by PAN?
Labs?
Kidneys, then heart and everything else
SPARES LUNG
High WBC, ESR, Proteinuria, hematuria, NO ANCA
Radiography for PAN?
Lots of aneurysm
Temporal arteritis High YIELD HISTORY?
Headach, scalp pain (temple), JAW CLAUDICATION, BLINDESS!!!
TX HIGH DOSE PREDNISONE for MONTHS
Prednisone and aspirin to reduce occlusion, Add calcium and Vit D to reduce bone loss risk of osteoporosis
Lab giant cell arteritis?
SED rate, if elivated, get biopsy
Don’t wait for biopsy. Do prednisone immediately.
What is takayasu arteritis?
High yield history?
REMEMBER A’s
Inflammation of arch of aorta
Cerebrovascular ischemia or MI
Young asian woman!
Takayasu risk factors?
Asian and woman 10-40
YOUNG ASIAN WOMAN
Takayasu physical?
Radiography?
Tx?
Pulslsess disaease, the inflammation in the way so no radial pulse
Stenosis
Tx steroids and bypass if necessary
What is eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis?
High yield history?
Inflammation of small/medium arteries
Associated with resp: ASTHMA, nasal polyps, sinusitis, palpable purport
Can see rashes
Labs for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis?
Eosinophilia and P-Anca
HSP is what? High yield history?
IgA vasculitis
History is PALPABLE PURPURA after recent URI, arthritis, arthralgia, abdominal pain
STEROIDS can help gi symptoms but self limiting
What is granulomatosis with polyangitis??
Wegeners
Focal necrotizing vasculitis
Granulomas in lung and upper airway
Glomerulonephritis
How do you tell Churg Straus from Wegeners?
Wegeners is lung and renal involvement and C anca
Kawasaki dx?
Fever of 40 or 104 with 4/5
CRASH and BURNT Conjunctivitis RAsh on trunk Adenopathy of cervical Strawberry Tongue Hands and feet with edema and desquamation
Tx of kawasaki?
IVIG for 10 days, then High dose aspirin for 48 hours after fever then 6 weeks (after inflame markers are down)
Aspirin no work