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Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Chronic CPP Crystal ... Synovial Fluid: • WBCs ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... to exclude are infections ... Large Vessel: Blood ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
regurgitation • Autoimmune ... Generalized: Chills ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tenderness → Consider infectious ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... • Conduction system ... : • PBC, autoimmune ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology