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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Table ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... differential #diagnosis #table
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
birefringent - CPPD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
vast majority of cases ... pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD ... - This iron causes ... occasionally #PPD
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
that any given case ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Fluid aspiration of the subdeltoid bursa in cppd

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#aspiration #subdeltoid #bursa cppd #shoulder #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
subdeltoid bursa in cppd ... subdeltoid #bursa cppd ... #shoulder #POCUS
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... nephrocalcinosis • CPPD ... → Low ALP -> PPi ... accumulate → PPi ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
Case Resolution: ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Case description ... • This case should ... Arthritides (RA, CPPD
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... terbinafine, thiazidic, PPI ... Discontinuation of causal ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... sle #comparison #table