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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Intercritical Gout: Asymptomatic
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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Active: Symptomatic ... Latent TB: • Asymptomatic ... 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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Active: Symptomatic ... Latent TB: • Asymptomatic ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Pathophysiology ... continuous motor unit activity ... Continuous motor-unit activity ... Treatment: • Initial/Symptomatic ... Resistant to Initial Symptomatic
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
) Pathophysiology ... calcium to form CPP ... deposit and can activate ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... Crowned Dens Syndrome