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Medications for Treatment of Acute Gout
 - NSAIDs
 - Colchicine (Colcrys)
 - Corticosteroids
#Acute #Gout #Medications #Treatment
Medications for Treatment ... of Acute Gout ... #Medications #Treatment ... #Management #AAFP ... #Rheumatology
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Medications for Prevention of Chronic Gout
Colchicine (Colcrys)
Pegloticase (Krystexxa)
Probenecid
Xanthine oxidase inhibitors:
 - Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
 - Febuxostat (Uloric)
#Chronic
Prevention of Chronic Gout ... Uloric) #Chronic #Gout ... #Medications #Treatment ... #Management #AAFP ... #Rheumatology
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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #ULT ... #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Ulcers: • Treatment ... refractory disease Arthritis ... immunosuppressive meds • +/- Anticoagulation ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Must rule out other ... low ferritin, arthritis ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Summary Overview ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Kawasaki ... , Tachycardia, Arthritis ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #treatment
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... Summary 3 Conditions ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO Syndrome Summary ... nonerosive inflammatory arthritis ... and lower jaw Treatment ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pseudogout Summary ... resulting in an acute arthritic ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management