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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o ... (ULT): 1) 2+ flares ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
, difficult to diagnose ... Must rule out other ... synovitis (40%) Treatment ... #rheumatology # ... #treatment
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
To get the most out of the sediment examination it is important to approach it in
To get the most out ... Get an idea of the ... compartments (Table ... #Diagnosis #Nephro ... #Differential #Table
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... and culture • Diagnose ... cortical bone Treatment ... treatment; consider ... #treatment #rheumatology
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Recurrent disease flares ... arterioles - Treatment ... SusacSyndrome #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Management #Rheumatology
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
scripts and initial treatment ... • Abd pain “out ... #differences #diagnosis ... #table
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
• Leukocytosis Diagnosis ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... Stills #disease #AOSD ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Gout - Management
Acute Gout Flare
 1) colchicine, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids
 2) Anakinra (IL-1 inhibitor)
When to Start Urate
Gout - Management ... Acute Gout Flare ... 3) 2+ gout flares ... #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
erythematosus [SLE], AOSD ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology