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Role of Uric Acid in the Inflammation of Gout

Allopurinol, Febuxostat - Xanthine oxidase
Colchicine - Release of
Inflammation of Gout ... inflammation #gout ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... These are CLASSIC gouty ... • Gouty tophus ... Differential diagnosis ... diagnosis #msk #rheumatology
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential ... Crystal Arthropathy: Gout ... #arthritides #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... morning • Effusion leukocyte ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... Conditions for Gout ... Intercritical Gout ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... Conditions for Gout ... Intercritical Gout ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
reactive arthritis, gout ... Spondyloarthropathies, gout ... Parallel, yellow = gout ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Tests • Rule out ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Nodules • RA • Gout ... Tophi - Gout ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology