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Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
ANKH gene, Incr pyrophosphate ... dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate ... Pathophysiology: Pyrophosphate ... culture used to diagnose ... #Calcium #Pyrophosphate ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... Pathophysiology: • Pyrophosphate ... culture used to diagnose ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate ... Dihydrate (CPPD ... Disease - Acute CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... nephrocalcinosis • CPPD ... • Inorganic pyrophosphate ... PPi (inorganic pyrophosphate ... Difficulty walking Diagnosis
Classifications for COPD through the Years
Graphic Design by Mr. Ramon Thompson
#Diagnosis #COPD #Classification #Severity #Critera #GOLD2006
Classifications for COPD ... Ramon Thompson #Diagnosis ... #COPD #Classification
Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
Consensus diagnostic ... criteria for asthma-COPD ... COPD=chronic obstructive ... limit of normal #Diagnosis ... OverlapSyndrome #Asthma #COPD
GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
each stage of COPD ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #COPD
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD ... Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis
Key features on examination in COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam #COPD #Manifestations #Features #Diagram
examination in COPD ... pulmonary disease) #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #COPD