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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... disease states Pathophysiology ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... lung sliding COPD ... #differential #diagnosis
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
vast majority of cases ... high-resolution ultrasound ... #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... damage - CXR should
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
, and stop for short ... should alert you ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... Occasional sighs ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
clinical symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... Areas of diagnostic ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
) Pathophysiology ... weird joints (shoulders ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... culture used to diagnose ... Crowned Dens Syndrome
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Nephrotic Syndrome ... antibodies (APLS should ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Case description ... mass and NO prior signs ... • This case should ... Arthritides (RA, CPPD ... #msk #rheumatology