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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... : HLH signs and ... presents as an acute ... insulting agent are ... management #treatment #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Arthritis: • Acute ... Previous joint trauma ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... fibrosis. 4) Calcium ... anterior/posterior MSK ... : ACUTE, fever, ... #Management #Signs
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
after surgery/trauma ... precipitates with calcium ... Monosodium urate deposition ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition ... after surgery/trauma ... culture used to diagnose ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #Disease #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Monosodium urate deposition ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... double contour sign ... +Radiographic signs ... management #treatment #rheumatology