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Medications for Prevention of Chronic Gout
Colchicine (Colcrys)
Pegloticase (Krystexxa)
Probenecid
Xanthine oxidase inhibitors:
 - Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
 - Febuxostat (Uloric)
#Chronic
Medications for ... Gout Colchicine ... #Gout #Medications ... #Treatment #Management ... #AAFP #Rheumatology
Medications for Treatment of Acute Gout
 - NSAIDs
 - Colchicine (Colcrys)
 - Corticosteroids
#Acute #Gout #Medications #Treatment
Medications for ... Treatment of Acute ... Gout - NSAIDs ... #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 ... diet, d/c culprit medications ... Colchicine: Acute and chronic ... treatmentChronic ... #ULT #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... cortical bone Treatment ... treatment; consider ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... • Reaction to Medications ... • Infections: Chronic
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
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Must rule out other ... immunity (30%) Chronic ... arthritis and chronic ... synovitis (40%) Treatment ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... Conditions for Gout ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... low-risk disease • Indications ... for Treatment: ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
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