Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD) Pathophysiology: Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... ) Pathophysiology ... calcium to form CPP ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... acute neck pain, fever
CPPD vs Gout == CPPD == Think About CPPD When: • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... == CPPD == Think ... About CPPD When ... disease states Pathophysiology ... 12-24 Hours • Fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework Continuous Fever: Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... Continuous Fever ... (Step ladder: fever ... Intermittent Fever ... or no fever •
Fever - Pyrogen Pathophysiology EXOGENOUS PYROGEN • Bacteria: Lipopolysaccharide components, peptidoglycans and muramyl peptide derivatives, Toxins •
Fever - Pyrogen ... Pathophysiology ... production → Fever ... #Fever #Pathophysiology
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview • Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
hypothalamus → fever ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework Disease by CD4 Count: Any CD4 Count: • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
loss, lethargy, fever ... Flu-like", Valley fever ... • Fever, weight ... be normal • Fever ... , dyspnea, and fever
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework Definitions • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults •
• Asthma • COPD ... • Temperature/FEVER
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain Eyes • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Hyperthyroidism Fever ... • Rheumatic fever ... SLE, Rheumatic fever ... stenosis - Rheumatic fever ... • New murmur, fever
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework BRADI Mnemonic • BRASH/Hyperkalemia • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp • ACS • Drugs •
Diptheria • Typhoid fever ... Acute rheumatic fever ... Psittacosis • Q fever ... • Yellow fever
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Ill temper • Fever ... Mountain spotted fever ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
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