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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... Monosodium urate deposition ... • Metabolic syndrome ... #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... : • Behçet Syndrome ... • Cogan Syndrome ... Vessels: Supply gut ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pathophysiology ... calcification appears as a linear ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #Disease #Rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
tract, and often causes ... purpura, joint & gut ... • Behcet syndrome ... • Cogan syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
hematopoiesis cell lineages—erythrocytic ... anemia DDX: Rule Out ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... with single-lineage ... #diagnosis #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
diagnosis • Rule out ... other causes such ... sites such as the collar ... and lower jaw Treatment ... #Rheumatology #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Rheumatology #