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Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
from a seated position ... , or climbing stairs ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Statins → Inflammatory ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Syndrome - Overview ... • A state of hyperinflammatory ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular ... #Diagnosis #Management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... Monosodium urate deposition ... leads to an acute inflammatory ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... • 1 attack + stage
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition ... Underlying disease states ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... Pyrophosphate #Deposition ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
chondritis • Inflammatory ... chondritis • Ocular ... loss, nausea Inflammatory ... polychondritis usually spares ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management