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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... • This case should ... - **MSK rads ... diffuse chondral disease
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... axial (spine, shoulders ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... Monoarthritis (>6 weeks) Can ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Debate if this should ... Primary - Other (Rare ... - Rheumatoid Arthritis ... , Beomycin • Acute ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Gravis - Summary • an ... autoimmune disease ... antibodies are ... glucocorticoids - can ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
), RA, crystal disease ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... Like in this case ... , you can also get ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... antibodies, which are ... ANAs RF test should ... CRP level: (1) Can ... Screening Tests for Acute
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
to exclude are ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... arterial aneurysms can
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
then deposit and can ... acute arthritic ... weird joints (shoulders ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... Syndrome: • A rare
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
Diet in Renal Disease ... accurate; moreover, an ... Neither formula should ... seen in acute renal ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Oligoclonal bands are ... objective evidence of neurologic ... symptoms) • Acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology