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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... • Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... • Metabolic syndrome
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder ... mellitus, thyroid disease ... a stroke that caused ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... stages #staging #msk
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease ... (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... weird joints (shoulders ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... Crowned Dens Syndrome
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... Temporal arteritis should ... vision or black spots ... differentiate disease
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Hg although PP should ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... coronary heart disease ... Acute Coronary Syndrome
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
restrictive lung disease ... , and stop for short ... frequent sighs should ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... bronchitis, and COPD
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... antibodies - MuSK-positive ... More likely to cause ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... glucocorticoids - can cause
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... • This case should ... - **MSK rads ... Arthritides (RA, CPPD ... diffuse chondral disease
Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a
is the leading cause ... multiple cancers, CV disease ... , stroke, COPD, ... age who smoke should ... Cessation • Ask
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... damage - CXR should ... #Disease #Tuberculosis