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Metatarsal Gout on POCUS

Painful and swollen 1st metatarsal. Double contour sign. Diagnosis? Gout. 

Global Ultrasound Institute
Double contour sign ... Diagnosis? ... Global Ultrasound ... #clinical #rheumatology ... #ultrasound
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
also observed in adults ... : HLH signs and ... Ferritin >500 ng/mL ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
knees, shoulders Signs ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... DIAGNOSIS based ... #management #rheumatology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Diagnostic ... • Fluid bolus (Adult ... examination and vital signs ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Ferritin >1000 ng/ml ... sIL-2R >2400 Ul/ml ... diseases: SLE+++, Adult-onset ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... 5000 to 10,000 ng/mL ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Epidemiology: • Young adults ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... Ferritin >3000 ng/mL ... anti-lL6R, anti-ILI #Adult ... #rheumatology # ... management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... systemic sx + signs ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
history • Young adults ... classical HL (MCHL ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management