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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... 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 ... intermediate risk of disease ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... #InfectiousDiseases
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
Hypomagnesia -> The relative ... pyrophosphatase activity ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #Pathophysiology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

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