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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... , wrists, elbows ... precipitates with calcium ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... concomitant infection
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
weird joints (shoulders ... , wrists, elbows ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... concomitant infection ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... should be based ... are present in ... antiretroviral therapy should ... Antimicrobial 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 Diagnosis ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... HIV-infected patients should ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #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 Diagnosis ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... HIV-infected patients should ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... complication rate (i.e. infections ... bariatric surgery are ... this population should ... gastroenterology #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology