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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

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

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... calcium to form CPP ... Think About CPPD ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... • Gram stain, culture
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... crystals from joints ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... warm, swollen joint ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Good to poor • Culture ... clot: poor • Culture ... analysis: • MSU ... : Gout • CPPD: ... diagnosis #septic #joint
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 ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD ... Disease - Acute CPPD ... precipitation into the joint ... precipitation into joint ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... 3) Number of Joints ... for cell count, culture ... WBC >20k: Septic joints ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Interphalangeal Joint ... or volar plate rupture ... dislocation, due to rupture ... dislocation, due to rupture ... #Orthopedics #MSK
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
Focus on the joint ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... - **MSK rads ... Arthritides (RA, CPPD