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Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
Clarke's Test (Patellar ... ) Indicates Patellofemoral ... @PTstep_ #Clarkes ... physicalexam #knee #Patellofemoral
Extreme Patellofemoral Joint Instability (PFJI)

In this video you can see an extreme rare case of bilateral
Extreme Patellofemoral ... Joint Instability (PFJI ... case of bilateral PFJI ... PFJI covers a ... #Patellofemoral
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
(ULT): 1) 2+ flares ... treatment #ULT #rheumatology
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Recurrent disease flares ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... C4 accompanies flares ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Lupus - Role of complement and anti-dsDNA for the detection of flares
Complement - ↓ Decreased
Anti-dsDNA -
the detection of flares ... #Lupus #SLE #flares ... complement #diagnosis #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Xerostomia • Dental caries ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Gout - Management
Acute Gout Flare
 1) colchicine, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids
 2) Anakinra (IL-1 inhibitor)
When to Start Urate
gout 3) 2+ gout flares ... Management #treatment #rheumatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
treat disease flares ... prevent disease flares ... timeline #treatment #rheumatology