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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o ... 1) 2+ flares/year ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep ... #Algorithm #LP
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... Criteria - Fever ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #pediatrics #diagnossi ... #management #treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Must rule out other ... : High spiking fever ... Systemic AOSD: high fever ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #treatment
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep ... Stratification #Fever
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... treatment; consider ... 2 attacks in a year ... #treatment #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Nodules • RA • Gout ... Tophi - Gout ... Inflammation of ear ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
many differential diagnoses ... 9) Unexplained fever ... has been ruled out ... including in children (pediatric ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... Unknown cause Treatment ... Nicolas Taar ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Coronary arteries - Fever ... well as inner ear ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... Vessels: Supply gut ... #rheumatology #