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1
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Temporal giant cell arteritis

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Elderly with artery on side of head.
ESR will b elevated
Treat with corticosteroids and temporal artery biopsy

2
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Elevated ESR vasculitis

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Giant cell arteritis

And Takayasu arteritis

3
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Takayasu arteritis

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Asian females
Pulseless disease with weak upper pulses. Narrowing of the aortic arch.

ESR elevation

4
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Polyarteritis nodosa

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Young adults with hepatitis D

Immune complex mediated transmural inflammation of the arterial wall with fibrinoid necrosis.

5
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Associated with young adults and hepatitis D

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Polyarteritis nodosa

6
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Kawasaki disease

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Asian children less than 4 years old.
May develop coronary artery aneurysms
Strawberry tongue, hand foot changes, fever, rash conjunctival injection

7
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Occurs in asian children less than 4 years old.

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Kawasaki disease.

8
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Buergers disease

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Heavy smokers***

Phlebitis in the digits leading to gangrene.

9
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Most common type of phebitis seen in hardcore smokers.

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Buergers disease.

10
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Medium sized vessel vasculitis

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Polyarteritis nodosa
Kawasaki disease
Buergers disease

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Large sized vessel vasculitis

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Temporal giant cell arteritis

Takayasu arteritis

12
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Small vessel vasculitis

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Granulomatosis with polyangitis

Microscopic polyangitis

13
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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Upper respiratory tract perforation of nasal septum.

Hemoptysis, cough, hematuria
Red cell casts

Associated with ANCA proteinases

14
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Associated with ANCA proteinases

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Granulomatosis with polyangitis

15
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Microscopic polyangitis

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Necrotizing vasculitis involving lung, kidneys, skin.

ANCA related as well.

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Henoch schonlein purpura

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Most comon childhood systemic vasculitis with palpable purpura on buttocks, arthralgias and GI abdominal pain

Secondary to an IgA immune complex deposition assicated with IgA nephropathy (buergers disease)

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Most common vasculitis in young children

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Henoch schonlein purpura

18
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Which drugs reduce the clearance of digoxin?

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Amioderone

Verapamil and quinidine.

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