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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
constitutional symptoms ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... arthritis • Adult onset ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
produced, incr gut ... > Clearance of calcium ... joint (sudden onset ... Disease #Signs #Symptoms ... #Pathophysiology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... precipitates with calcium ... characterized by sudden onset ... • Nocturnal onset ... #Comparison #rheumatology