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Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
early in dz, neg birefringent ... - CPPD- Usually ... /l wrists, pos birefringent ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
onset of swelling, pain ... Weakly positively birefringent ... or not birefringent ... swelling, significant pain ... Needle-shaped, negatively birefringent
Chest Pain Differential Diagnosis by Organ System

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong 

#ChestPain #Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Chest Pain Differential ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #OrganSystem #Causes
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... of Chest Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis Table ... ChestPain #Chest #Pain ... differential #diagnosis #table
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
vast majority of cases ... pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Crystals - Positively birefringent ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD
CERTA Analgesic Classes and Pain Indications

Dr. David H.Cisewski and Dr. Sergey M.Motov

#CERTA #Analgesic #Classes #Pain #Indications
CERTA Analgesic Classes ... and Pain Indications ... CERTA #Analgesic #Classes ... #Pain #Indications ... #Management #Table
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
calcium to form CPP ... onset of swelling, pain ... Weakly positively birefringent ... or not birefringent ... with acute neck pain
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... - Asthma - COPD ... syndrome Other Causes ... Deconditioning - Pain
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
• Asthma • COPD ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... acidosis of any cause ... Anxiety, fright, pain