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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... culture used to diagnose ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... and Management ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
and Management ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... Management: • ... Check out https: ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
commonly affects the knee ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
anterior chest wall, parts ... • A clinical diagnosis ... • Rule out other ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... Inhalation of spores ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... #Management #Infections
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
anemia (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... and rule out other ... Initiate ACEi (short-acting ... Renal #Crisis #rheumatology ... #management