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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 Colchicine ... #Gout #Medications ... #Treatment #Management ... #AAFP #Rheumatology
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Colchicine: Acute and chronic ... treatmentChronic ... flares/year 2) Gouty ... #ULT #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Must rule out other ... arthritis and chronic ... synovitis (40%) Treatment ... BrighamChiefs #AdultOnset ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
splenomegaly • Hepatic ... Prunelle Getten #AdultOnset ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced ... Pathophysiology: • IgG binds ... Check out https: ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Arthritis in the Hands ... Gout The deformities ... tophaceous gout ... #Arthritis #Hands ... #Types #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
, bursitis) • Chronic ... cortical bone Treatment ... treatment; consider ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Summary Overview: chronic ... small joints of hands ... exam and imaging Treatment ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... exclusion: always rule out ... noxious stimuli) TREATMENT ... Initiate empiric treatment ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
syndrome is a rare chronic ... diagnosis • Rule out ... and lower jaw Treatment ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology