Vasculitis Flashcards
1
Q
What is vasculitis?
A
inflammation of the blood vessels
2
Q
How do you classify vasculitis?
A
International Chapel Hill Consensus
3
Q
What are some examples of medium-vessel vasculitis?
A
Polyarteritis nodosa
Kawaski disease
4
Q
What are some examples of large-vessel vasculitis
A
Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis
5
Q
what is the difference in the presenting age of large-vessel vasculitis?
A
Takayasu is after fifty
GCA is before fifty
6
Q
How do you treat vasculitis?
A
reducing course of prednisolone
7
Q
What can small to medium vessel vasculitis be split into?
A
ANCA positive and negative conditions
8
Q
What is Granulomatosis with polyangiitis or Wegeners?
A
Small to medium vessel vasculitis
