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Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Hyperuricemia 2 ... colchicine Hyperuricemia ... prednisone Hyperuricemia ... management #treatment #rheumatology
American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for Gout
Presence of characteristic urate crystals in the joint fluid
American College of Rheumatology ... within one day - Hyperuricemia ... criteria #diagnosis #Rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Hyperuricemia 2 ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathies In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Dr. Laurent ARNAUD @Lupusreference

#TMAs #Thrombotic #Microangiopathies #Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #hematology
Erythematosus #SLE #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis ... uric acid >> Hyperuricemia ... the blood #Hyperuricemia
TB Man - Mnemonic for Anti-Tuberculosis Medication Toxicities
Isoniazid - peripheral neuropathy, neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity
Streptomycin - ototoxicity
Ethambutol -
Pyrazinamide - hyperuricemia
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - ... gout #UricAcid #Hyperuricemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Non-infectious (malignancy, rheumatologic ... causes #Platelets #hematology
Causes of Hyperuricemia
Increased production
 • Solid-organ transplant
 • Tumor lysis syndrome
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Lesch Nyhan
Causes of Hyperuricemia ... uric acid #Hyperuricemia
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Uric acid - Hyperuricemia ... - Hyperuricemia