Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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CPPD vs Gout == CPPD == Think About CPPD When: • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... About CPPD When ... disease states Pathophysiology ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... #Gout #Comparison
Fever - Pyrogen Pathophysiology EXOGENOUS PYROGEN • Bacteria: Lipopolysaccharide components, peptidoglycans and muramyl peptide derivatives, Toxins •
Fever - Pyrogen ... Pathophysiology ... production → Fever ... #Fever #Pathophysiology
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
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview • Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
hypothalamus → fever ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison Hodgkin's Lymphoma: • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... #NonHodgkins #comparison
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework Definitions • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults •
• Asthma • COPD ... • Temperature/FEVER
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary Lung Abscess Etiology: • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology ↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a reduction
and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology ... phosphorus is seen in COPD ... patients with COPD ... respiratory #hypoxia #pathophysiology
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
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: • Accumulation
- Low-grade fever ... epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... insufficiency, fever ... The predominant pathophysiologic ... • Pathophysiology
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