Abstracts tagged "Fast Track Clinic"

Abstract Number: 0652 • ACR Convergence 2021
Application of a GCA Probability Score to Patients Referred to a GCA Fast Track Clinic
Mmoloki Mathake¹, Julia Murdoch², Andrew Taylor³, Jean-Louis deSousa², Kathy Jao², Rachel Li² and Helen Keen⁴, ¹Fiona Stanley Hospital, Beckenham, Australia, ²Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia, ³Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia, ⁴Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common large vessel vasculitis, and may be associated with irreversible blindness(1). It is therefore essential to make…
Abstract Number: 1394 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vascular Ultrasound for Giant Cell Arteritis: An Effective Diagnostic Modality for a Fast Track Clinic in the United States
Charlie Oshinsky¹, Alison Bays¹, Ingeborg Sacksen², Elizabeth Jernberg³, Eugene zierler¹, Andreas Diamantopoulos⁴ and Scott Pollock¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington, Bellingham, WA, ³Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ⁴Akerhus University Hospital, Brum, Norway
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of large vessel vasculitis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of GCA is vital to prevent vision…
Abstract Number: 1395 • ACR Convergence 2021
Utility and Validity of the Southend Pretest Probability Score (SPTPS) in a Giant Cell Arteritis Fast Track Clinic: Analysis in a Spanish Cohort of 297 Patients
Elisa Fernández-Fernández¹, Irene Monjo² and Eugenio De Miguel³, ¹Rheumatology department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital La Paz - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The implementation of fast track clinics (FTC) has enabled quick diagnosis and reduced the blindness rate of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Recently, the Southend…