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Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... • Medications ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... #treatment #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Metabolic syndrome ... • Medications ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... , fingers, wrist ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... knee • BÖHLER ... Used acutely in management ... employed in the treatment ... #management #hardware
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
of non-surgical treatment ... Treatment can be ... tenosynovitis #msk ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
system: small-fiber ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... -->Cannot rule out ... Compartment syndrome ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... Posterior #Injury #msk
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
aorta) • Eyes • Inner ... diseases 30% of cases ... affected tissue Treatment ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management