Vascular Disease
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Giant Cell Arteritis
- Elderly Patient
- Jaw Claudication
- +/- Fever
- Scalp Tenderness
- Unilateral visual changes
- ***PMHx of Polymyalgia rheumatica***
- ESR and CRP
- Confirm by getting temporal artery biopsy
GCA is a clinical diagnosis! Don't wait for results to start steroids!!!
Peripheral Arterial Vs Venous Disease
PANCE Prep Pearls has a fantastic breakdown on the key differences of arterial vs. venous disease with different elements you will find on physical exam!
Aortic Aneurysm / Dissection
Jorge Muniz, creator of Medcomic, is an artist and absolute genius. Using his representations of different pathologies definitely helped me better grasp subjects in PA school.
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