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Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and a history of COPD

FAMUS @FAMUSultrasound

#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS #COPD
Ultrasound in COVID ... and a history of COPD ... Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 ... #POCUS #COPD #Algorithm
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... == CPPD == Think ... About CPPD When ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... Osteoarthritis with CPPD
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... Think About CPPD ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... monoarticular CPPD ... #Pseudogout #CPPD
Fluid aspiration of the subdeltoid bursa in cppd

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#aspiration #subdeltoid #bursa cppd #shoulder #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
subdeltoid bursa in cppd ... subdeltoid #bursa cppd ... #shoulder #POCUS
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Arthropathy: Gout, CPPD
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
birefringent - CPPD
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD ... Disease - Acute CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD
#ACE2 expression in lower airways is increased in patients with #COPD and with current #smoking. These
patients with #COPD ... risk of serious #COVID19
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
MSU: Gout • CPPD