Treatments
A corticosteroid used for inflammation
Prednisone
A painful sensation in any part of the head
Headache
(Migraine)
Is there a cure
No
Assessment that gives full medical records including current medications
Patient History
Surgical procedure in which your doctor removes a small sample of tissue from the affected area of your body
Biopsy
A little pink oval pill
Benadryl
A reduction of the total body mass, by a mean loss of fluid, body fat, or lean mass
Weight loss
How many different types are there
9
Physical findings
Signs/symptoms
CBC, C- reactive
Blood tests
A surgery to redirect blood flow around a blockage in a blood vessel
Vascular Bypass Grafting
Prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body
Ache
What is Vasculitis?
Inflammation to the blood vessels
Intentional verbal and nonverbal way to show care and affection for one another
Emotional support
X-ray of your blood vessels
Angiography
A procedure where blood plasma is removed and then replaced to lower plasma antibody levels
Plasmapheresis
Low energy and a strong desire to sleep that interferes with normal daily activities
Fatigue
Is it rare or common
What to do when your symptoms worsen
Seek emergency medical care
Noninvasive imaging
X-rays
Ultrasound
MRI
Most common types of immunosuppressants
Cytoxan, Rituxan
(Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide)
Febrile
(Fever)
What does vasculitis do to the skin and what size
Causes Purpura and it can range in size from petechiae to ecchymosis
Give 2 types of treatment goals
Promote Relief of Symptoms
Reduce Risk of Complications and Promote Optimum Physiologic Status
Provide Emotional/Psychological Support and Educate
Blood Test that determines if you have vasculitis or not
ANCA