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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... • This case should ... diffuse chondral disease ... #rheumatology
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder ... mellitus, thyroid disease ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs ... stages #staging #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
axial (spine, shoulders ... noninflammatory Signs ... Crystal induced (Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Shoulder Shrug Sign for Rotator Cuff Injury

The "Shrug Sign” is the inability to lift the arm
Shoulder Shrug Sign ... The "Shrug Sign ... ” is the inability ... with rotator cuff disease ... clinical #video #msk
Positive Shrug Sign for Rotator Cuff Injury

The "Shrug Sign” is the inability to lift the arm
” is the inability ... elevating the shoulder ... with rotator cuff disease ... #Shoulder #Shrug ... clinical #video #msk
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... • Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Unilateral • Signs ... - Typical MS-like ... ON: should be considered ... other auto-immune diseases ... #rheumatology #
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
present, symptoms, signs ... • Treatment is ... aspirin • Aspirin should ... von Willebrand disease ... #hematology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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be made, rule out ... intervertebral disc disease ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
double contour sign ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... treatment; consider ... +Radiographic signs ... #rheumatology