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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... Acute CPP Crystal
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists 
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists
Methacholine
 • Diagnosis of bronchial airway
Carbachol
 • Glaucorna (topical
Atropine • Acute ... symptomatic bradycardia ... umeclidinium • COPD ... • Peptic ulcer disease ... • Parkinson disease
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease ... (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... Acute CPP Crystal
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 - asymptomatic ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Active: Symptomatic ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
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 - asymptomatic ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Active: Symptomatic ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... contractions (agonist ... continuous motor unit activity ... Continuous motor-unit activity ... Baclofen • Severe Disease