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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... weird joints (shoulders ... disease states Pathophysiology ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... • Metabolic syndrome
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Syndrome (SIS): ... Impingement Syndrome ... #Impingement #Syndrome ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #pathophysiology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
) Pathophysiology ... weird joints (shoulders ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome
Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a
disease, stroke, COPD ... age who smoke should ... Cessation • Ask ... NRT #management #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... count in the CSF should ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Posteromedial Impingement Syndrome (POMI) on POCUS 
Postero-Medial Impingement Syndrome #POMI following ankle inversion injury - Thickening
Posteromedial Impingement Syndrome ... Posterio-Tibio-Talar component ... deltoid ligament should ... #Impingement #Syndrome ... #POCUS #msk #ultrasound
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... peripheral nerve components ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... HIV-infected patients should
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... HIV-infected patients should