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Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
extensor elbows, Achilles ... not possible • Ultrasound ... double contour sign ... +Radiographic signs ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tracts Immune Complex ... well as inner ear ... purpura: strong sign ... Vessels: Supply gut ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... pauci-immune GN Immune Complex ... purpura, joint & gut ... well as inner ear ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology