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Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
culture used to diagnose ... • Systemic glucocorticoids ... #Calcium #Pyrophosphate ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
joints (shoulders, wrists ... Pathophysiology: • Pyrophosphate ... precipitates with calcium ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
thiazidic, PPI, ACE, calcium-b ... months to years) Systemic ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... crystals (gout) or calcium ... pyrophosphate dihydrate ... affected joint • Systemic ... lupus erythematosus
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... the lymphatic system ... fibrosis. 4) Calcium ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... #Management #Signs