Takayasu arteritis.
Takayasu Arteritis is a vasculitis of the giant cell type which affects young people. Complications of this disease can include myocardial infarction, stroke, limb loss, renal failure, and mesenteric ischemia. A case study demonstrates some of the complexities of diagnosis and treatment for this condition. Nursing care should be directed toward the alteration in tissue perfusion, prevention of infection in a patient on immunosuppressive therapy, and a variety of potential problems with coping.
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D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008466:Mechlorethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
D008466:Mechlorethamine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone