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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
joints (shoulders, wrists ... disease states Pathophysiology ... Monosodium urate deposition ... knees, fingers, wrist ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition ... Pathophysiology ... joints (shoulders, wrists ... Pyrophosphate #Deposition ... #Disease #Rheumatology
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
) Deposition Disease ... - Acute CPPD ... affected — e.g., wrist ... Disease #Signs #Symptoms ... #Pathophysiology
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
ulnar deviates the wrist ... reproduction of patient's symptoms ... Eichhoffs #Test #deQuervains ... #orthopedics #rheumatology ... #wrist
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
distal to elbows/wrists ... thickening Signs and Symptoms ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #testing #workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... arthritides Crystal Deposition ... ochronosis and crystal deposition ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup