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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Acute CPP Crystal ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... culture used to diagnose ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Urine Microscopy Crystals ... Uric Acid crystals ... Calcium phosphate crystals ... triple phosphate") crystals ... acidic urine - Diagnostic
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals ... positively birefringent crystals ... negatively birefringent crystals ... Septic arthritis #Diagnosis
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Kidney Stones and Crystals ... Urine #Microscopy #Crystals ... Differential #Shapes #Diagnosis
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
#Diagnosis #Nephrology ... Kidney #Stones #Crystals
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Red cell casts - Diagnostic ... tubular injury • Crystals ... - Some crystals ... individuals; “abnormal” crystals ... Microscopy #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Inflammatory response to crystals ... Repeated subacute crystal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
calcium to form CPP crystals ... Acute CPP Crystal ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... culture used to diagnose ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Gout - Uric Acid Crystals ... Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystals ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
dihydrate (CPPD) crystals ... x-ray - CPPD Crystals ... birefringent (crystals ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis