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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... == CPPD == Think ... About CPPD When ... • Self-limited synovitis ... 12-24 Hours • Fever
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Endocarditis, Rheumatic Fever ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Asthma • COPD ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... acidosis of any cause ... • Temperature/FEVER
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
supports PE or other causes ... Suprasternal #Notch #Aorta ... #POCUS #SSN #Clinical
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... Presentation: Fever ... ulcerated • MSK: Synovitis ... ascending thoracic aorta ... resulting in a dilated aorta
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Chronic: Asthma, COPD ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... calcium to form CPP ... • Self-limited synovitis ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... acute neck pain, fever
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
starvation, diabetic) Causes ... Acetazolamide Causes ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... - Salicylates Causes ... lung disease (COPD
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Lymphoma • Thoracic aorta ... the most common causes ... This is a rare cause ... • Flushing • Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... lung sliding COPD ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS