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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
joints (shoulders, wrists ... atypical locations: Wrist ... • Metabolic syndrome ... knees, fingers, wrist ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential ... Monoarticular • Gout ... -4 joints) • Gout ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Nodules • RA • Gout ... Tophi - Gout ... GI - Felty syndrome ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Tests • Rule out ... #elevatedMCV #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
autonomy 2) Rule out ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... Conditions for Gout ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... knees, fingers, wrist ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
especially in the wrists ... the face (many differential ... has been ruled out ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... • Cogan Syndrome ... Vessels: Supply gut ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Myelodysplastic syndromes ... anemia DDX: Rule Out ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Shrinking lung syndrome ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology