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Medications for Treatment of Acute Gout
 - NSAIDs
 - Colchicine (Colcrys)
 - Corticosteroids
#Acute #Gout #Medications #Treatment
Medications for Treatment ... of Acute Gout ... Corticosteroids #Acute #Gout ... #Medications #Treatment ... Management #AAFP #Rheumatology
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Gout Management in CKD
 • Colchicine
 • NSAID
 • Glucocorticoid
 • ACTH
 • Interleukin-1 Inhibitors

#Gout #Management
Gout Management ... Inhibitors #Gout ... Management #CKD #rheumatology ... #treatment #comparison
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Acute and chronic treatment ... flares/year 2) Gouty ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout ... #ULT #rheumatology
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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Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Must rule out other ... synovitis (40%) Treatment ... BrighamChiefs #AdultOnset ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Tophaceous Gouty Arthritis 

#Tophaceous #Gout #Arthritis #clinical #video #rheumatology #hands #physicalexam #tophi
Tophaceous Gouty ... #Tophaceous #Gout ... clinical #video #rheumatology ... #hands #physicalexam
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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Prunelle Getten #AdultOnset ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Telescoping Fingers on Physical Exam

A 69-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis presented for the treatment of severe
presented for the treatment ... Examination of the hands ... Clinical #Video #Rheumatology
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Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
significant: > 10% Band ... Band neutrophils ... to right with bands ... on the left Myeloblast ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
see mechanics hands ... after 2 years of treatment ... Myositis #diagnosis #rheumatology