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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal ... Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
joints (shoulders, wrists ... • Underlying disease ... : Resembles RA ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
joints (shoulders, wrists ... • Resembles RA ... often involves the wrists ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #Rheumatology #
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... and Joint diseases ... small joints (wrists ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... (RA, CPPD) - Can ... diffuse chondral disease ... #rheumatology