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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
medial half of ... hand and elbow ... pain • + elbow ... CubitalTunnel #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
, elbows) • Underlying ... disease states Pathophysiology ... , elbow • Nocturnal ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... knees, fingers, wrist ... , elbow • Nocturnal ... not possible • Ultrasound ... #treatment #rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... drift of fingers, radial ... wrist deviation ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening, distal to elbows ... /wrists and knees ... skin thickening Signs ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Metatarsal Gout on POCUS

Painful and swollen 1st metatarsal. Double contour sign. Diagnosis? Gout. 

Global Ultrasound Institute
POCUS Painful and ... Double contour sign ... Diagnosis? ... POCUS #clinical #rheumatology ... #ultrasound
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial ... noninflammatory Signs ... Crystal induced (Gout ... #MSK #rheumatology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... • Examine for signs ... flexed at the elbow ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
produced, incr gut ... high-resolution ultrasound ... CPPD #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
associated with signs ... • Psoriasis - Elbows ... Lichen planus - Wrists ... extremities, flexor wrists ... #differential #diagnosis