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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o ... 1) 2+ flares/year ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
and Management ... RAPD (Marcus Gunn pupil ... #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology # ... ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Giant retinal tears ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... and Management ... 2 attacks in a year ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
a non-reactive pupil ... acetate to help with ocular ... imaging to rule out ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
• Rule out other ... sites such as the collar ... and lower jaw Treatment ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
chondritis • Ocular ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... affected tissue Treatment ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management