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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
trauma (> 65 years old ... diagnose concomitant infection ... • Metabolic syndrome ... #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
-1 and IL-6, leading ... Clinical Presentation ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... response preceding infection ... • Weakness: mild ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... main variants: (1)
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) ... Clinical features ... seen in only in 1/ ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... Conncomitant catheter infection
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
disease states 1. ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... causes such as infectious ... and lower jaw Treatment ... -1 inhibitors, IL ... #Rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... • Clinical Manifestations ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
F • 3 peaks: 1) ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... Idiopathic • Infections ... aplastic anemia Treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... can vary from mild ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
AM stiffness, >1 ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... exam and imaging Treatment ... corticosteroid injections ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology