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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... pain • + elbow ... flexion test ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk
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 ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... symptoms #testing #workup
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
, elbows) • Underlying ... • Metabolic syndrome ... , elbow • Nocturnal ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Better call hematology ... you’ll do a good workup ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... knees, fingers, wrist ... , elbow • Nocturnal ... Tophi on extensor elbows ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
, elbows) • Underlying ... culture used to diagnose ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management