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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
(ULT): 1) 2+ flares ... gout #diagnosis #management ... treatment #ULT #rheumatology
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Recurrent disease flares ... Triad #Diagnosis #Management ... #Rheumatology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... - Typical MS-like ... Neuritis #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis (MS ... nearly 3:1 • MS ... Fulminant Forms of MS ... decline without flares ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Xerostomia • Dental caries ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Gout - Management
Acute Gout Flare
 1) colchicine, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids
 2) Anakinra (IL-1 inhibitor)
When to Start Urate
Gout - Management ... gout 3) 2+ gout flares ... MithuRheum #Gout #Management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... Gout #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
treat disease flares ... prevent disease flares ... syndrome #diagnosis #management ... timeline #treatment #rheumatology
2021 ACR Guidance for Adjusting Immunomodulatory Therapy related to the COVID-19 Vaccine in Patients with Rheumatic
with Rheumatic & MSK ... Guidelines #COVID19 #management ... #rheumatology #