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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 ... (ULT): 1) 2+ flares ... /year 2) Gouty ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout ... #ULT #rheumatology
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Susac Syndrome - ... Recurrent disease flares ... arterioles - Treatment ... David #Susac #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #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
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... cortical bone Treatment ... treatment; consider ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Capillary leak syndrome ... edema, compartment syndrome ... treat disease flares ... Capillary #leak #syndrome ... #rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
anemia DDX: Rule Out ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... marrow studies Treatment ... Immunosuppressive treatment ... #diagnosis #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO Syndrome Summary ... SAPHO syndrome is ... diagnosis • Rule out ... and lower jaw Treatment ... #Rheumatology #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... SLE • Mikulicz syndrome ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Rheumatology #
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
IDSA Recommendations ... mm3 after ruling out ... please refer to Table ... AviumComplex #MAC #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment