Clinical Experience With a Multidisciplinary Model of Vascular Ultrasound for the Evaluation for Giant Cell Arteritis.

Sara K TedeschiPiotr S SobiesczyzkJulia A FordMichael A DiIorioWilliam P Docken

Published in: ACR open rheumatology (2021)

We describe a multidisciplinary model for incorporating VUS into GCA care. When pretest suspicion was low and VUS did not reveal acute arteritis, posttest suspicion typically decreased, whereas when pretest suspicion was high and VUS revealed acute arteritis, posttest suspicion was reinforced.

Keyphrases

liver failure
giant cell
respiratory failure
quality improvement
aortic dissection
single cell
drug induced
magnetic resonance imaging
palliative care
hepatitis b virus
intensive care unit
computed tomography
chronic pain
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation