Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
BOTTOM LINE Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is a peri-arthritis of shoulders and hips presenting as subacute symmetrical morning stiffness in older adults usually around or above the age of 70 with…
BOTTOM LINE Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is a peri-arthritis of shoulders and hips presenting as subacute symmetrical morning stiffness in older adults usually around or above the age of 70 with…
BOTTOM LINE Vasculitis is a heterogenous group of diseases classified by blood vessel size. Large vessel vasculitis symptoms include claudication, bruits, aneurysms, asymmetrical blood pressures/pulses. Medium vessel includes skin nodules/ulcers,…
BOTTOM LINE GCA is a large-medium vessel vasculitis affecting patients over the age of 50 (more often female) and typically over 70 years old. GCA affects the major cranial arteries…