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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... Case description ... disproportionately narrowed and diffuse ... #Gouty #Arthritis ... #msk #rheumatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Endocrine • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
syndrome) - hyperthyroidism ... plasmacytoma) - diffuse ... - rheumatoid arthritis ... immobilization - chronic ... Differential #Endocrine #Diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Chronic CPP Crystal ... Hyperparathyroidism • Hypothyroidism ... culture used to diagnose ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... Like in this case ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
synovial fluid • Gout ... urate crystals (gout ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... Screening Tests for Diffuse ... (to support a diagnosis
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Traction alopecia Diffuse ... • Endocrine: Hypothyroidism ... weight loss • Chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
syndrome is a rare chronic ... nonerosive inflammatory arthritis ... • Rule out other ... causes such as ... #Dermatology