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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
ROM +/- fever, chills ... osteoarthritis, gout ... arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... parenteral Abx, Orthopedics ... staphylococcus, gram negative
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
extensor elbows, Achilles ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... Gram stain and culture ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU