Temporal Artery Biopsy Following Duplex Ultrasonography Indications

Purpose: To determine if a temporal artery biopsy should be performed on a patient with possible temporal arterities based on the study of Alberts and Mosen.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient for temporal arteritis?

Yes

Is the physician going to change therapy based on the results of the termporal artery biopsy?

Yes

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Risk of temporal arteritis

Ultrasonography

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Should you consider performing a temporal artery biopsy on the patient?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Imaging Studies
Laboratory Tests
Other Testing
- Risk Factors for Giant Cell Arteritis in Women
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Disease Scoring
Criteria For Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- Risk Factors for Giant Cell Arteritis in Women
- Clinical Features of Temporal (Giant Cell) Arteritis

Therapy

Options
- Temporal Arteritis Evaluation
Prevention

Specialty

Immunology/Rheumatology

Objective

imaging studies
laboratory tests
other testing

ICD-10

M31.5 - Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica
M3.6 -

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Purpose: To determine if a temporal artery biopsy should be performed on a patient with possible temporal arterities based on the study of Alberts and Mosen.

Specialty: Immunology/Rheumatology

Objective: imaging studies, laboratory tests, other testing

ICD-10: M31.5, M3.6,

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