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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... onset of swelling, pain ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... culture used to diagnose ... swelling, significant pain
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
onset of swelling, pain ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... Resembles RA • Chronic ... culture used to diagnose ... with acute neck pain
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... : • Acute or chronic ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
- Diagnosis and ... hot, swollen, pain ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... count, and crystal evaluation
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... ), RA, crystal disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... : Chronic disease ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... , and low back pain ... #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... 60 mg q6 - Chronic ... Drugs to avoid (main
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
proximal muscle pain ... • An evaluation ... for giant cell arteritis ... Also consider an evaluation ... treatment for PMR is a chronic