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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk ... #rheumatology
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... 1) 2+ flares/year ... 2) Gouty tophi ... #diagnosis #management ... treatment #ULT #rheumatology
CALMER: A Talking Map for COVID-Related Proactive Planning
 Check in 
 Ask about COVID
 Lay out
Talking Map for COVID-Related ... Check in Ask ... about COVID Lay ... out issues Motivate ... Resource #Allocation #Management
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Antisynthetase Syndrome ... Myopathy #Comparison #Managment ... #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Crystalline - Gout ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Monoarticular • Gout ... -4 joints) • Gout ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
- MSK Radiology ... Partial undersurface tear ... heterogeneity & possible tear ... Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Checklist for removing PPE, using a tear-away gown here (this type of gown is preferred)
Inside the
removing PPE, using a tear-away ... gown forwards to tear ... Roll gown inside out ... Doffing #Checklist #Management ... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... #diagnosis #msk
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Nodules • RA • Gout ... Tophi - Gout ... Inflammation of ear ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology