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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... , liver, renal disease ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... Acute CPP Crystal ... culture used to diagnose ... • Metabolic syndrome ... 12-24 Hours • Fever
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Acute CPP Crystal ... culture used to diagnose ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... neck pain, fever ... #management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... count, and crystal evaluation ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Diagnosis #Management
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Campylobacter Clinical ... • Fever • ... • Reactive arthritis ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... syndromes Clinical ... is the main clinical ... juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Fever >38.5 2. ... • SJS/TEN • Acute ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... weight loss, and fever ... Classification: • Acute ... Clinical Features ... , Fever, Serositis
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
and Management ... Summary Clinical ... night sweats, fever ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... with contrast Evaluation
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Clinical Triad ... Acute phase ... - Recurrent disease ... SusacSyndrome #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Management #Rheumatology