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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... precipitates with calcium ... • Metabolic syndrome ... #rheumatology #
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
produced, incr gut ... > Clearance of calcium ... #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
(CPPD) Pathophysiology ... culture used to diagnose ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium ... ) Deposition Disease ... ) (tends to be out ... #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
the patient tap out ... supraventricular or ventricular ... tachycardia • Ventricular ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Hypocalciuria (spot urine, calcium-creatinine ... • Autoimmune disease ... Complications: • Ventricular ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology