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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 ... Needle-shaped, negative ... #diagnosis #management ... treatment #ULT #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
prior signs or clinical ... surgeon had a clinical ... Differential diagnosis ... #mri #clinical ... #msk #rheumatology
Syphilis - Diagnosis and Management - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary
Primary Syphilis
 • Localized lymphadenopathy
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Syphilis - Diagnosis ... 30-40%) - Negative ... treponemal tests rule out ... Secondary #Tertiary #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Management
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
culture used to diagnose ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Metatarsal Gout on POCUS

Painful and swollen 1st metatarsal. Double contour sign. Diagnosis? Gout. 

Global Ultrasound Institute
Diagnosis? ... Global Ultrasound ... Metatarsal #POCUS #clinical ... #rheumatology # ... ultrasound
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
up, slow down; "negative ... • V1: Broad & negative ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... aureus • Gram-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Clinical ... osteoarthritis, gout ... staphylococcus, gram negative ... Ciprofloxacin OR Imipenem Clinical
Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound

Got WORMS?! Ascariasis diagnosed by POCUS... see the parallel hyperechoic walls
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Got WORMS?! ... Ascariasis diagnosed ... #Ascariasis #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus
Olecranon bursitis in gout on POCUS

Note the hyperechogenicity of the synovial fluid (>20000 cells)

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#olecranon #bursitis
Olecranon bursitis in gout ... 20000 cells) Rheumatology ... @Rheumatology ... olecranon #bursitis #gout ... #clinical #ultrasound