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Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS ... insulin demand Relative ... #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... Think of the "H's ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... #Gout #Comparison
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
asymptomatic patient has ... testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... #InfectiousDiseases
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... Hypomagnesia -> The relative ... pyrophosphatase activity ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... It has a greater ... effect on negative ... some limited activity ... #Clozapine #Toxicology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... ) Pathophysiology ... calcium to form CPP ... deposit and can activate ... Think of the "H's