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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Diagnosis: r/o ... Colchicine: Acute and chronic ... treatmentChronic ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Management Summary ... life-threatening • Treatment ... : Chronic disease ... #Management #Summary ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Erythematosus - Summary ... severe disease Treatment ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... Summary 3 Conditions ... of chronic gout ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management ... Summary Diagnostic ... present, symptoms, signs ... #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Must rule out other ... arthritis and chronic ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary ... Overview: chronic ... knees, shoulders Signs ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #management #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... Crystal induced (Gout ... arthritis • SLE ... #MSK #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
sIL-2R >2400 Ul/ml ... Autoimmune diseases: SLE ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Confirmatory test ↑Se ... , Bivalirudin, DOAC ... Check out https: ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc