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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
locations: Wrist, MCP ... diagnose concomitant infection ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... #Gout #Comparison
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
every 6 hours (CAPD ... thrombosis or infection ... #Hemodialysis #comparison ... disadvantages #nephrology ... #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Preventing and Treating HHV ... Castleman’s Disease (MCD ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Statins - ETOH - Infection ... urine output: 200 ml ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Anterior circulation: MCA ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
calcium to form CPP ... locations: Wrist, MCP ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... irrigation • Management ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome ... if present Infectious ... Inflammatory #Cytokine #Syndrome ... Kaposi #diagnosis #management ... #hhv8