Pseudogout - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

4 cardinal features of inflammation - swelling, warmth, redness, pain Anterior and posterior drawer test - Anterior drawer = + ACL (less sensitive/specific compared with Lachmans) + posterior drawer test = Posterior cruciate ligament, Medial collateral ligament, or Posterior oblique ligament damage Approach to MSK disorders: - 1. Articular or extra-articular? 2. Acute (<6wk) or chronic (>12wk)? 3. Inflammatory or non-inflammatory? 4. Localized (monoarticular) or diffuse (polyarti...

You order bilat wrist XR on a 69yo man c/o pain in both wrists for 6wks not related to known trauma. You suspect elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis. To guide tx, you look for which radiographic finding? a. Symmetric joint space narrowing b. Soft tissue swelling c. Subluxation of joints d. Joint erosions - Ans-D The leading cause of disability worldwide is: a. Depression b. Lung Ca c. Heart dz d. DM - Ans-A RD, 65yo African American female presents for annual physical. You are reviewin...

USMLE Step 3 Questions And Answers Latest Solution 2023 update Pseudogout associations Correct Answer: hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals Correct Answer: negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals Correct Answer: positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B Correct Answer: polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C Correct Answer: cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyar...

CCS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 All Renal ceases should have the following tests performed: UA, Chemistries, Renal US Order what when evaluating possible contrast induced renal failure? Mg level Tests ordered for Rhabdomyolysis BIT: UA (large amounts of blood w/out RBC seen), MAT: Urine myoglobin, K+ level (Hyperkalemia due to cell destruction), Ca level (low Ca do to sequestration by Phosphate), chemistries (especially look for low HCO3). Chest pain ECG, Tropni...

USMLE Step 3 Practice Exam Questions and Answers (100% Pass) Pseudogout associations - Answer️️ -hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals - Answer️️ -negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals - Answer️️ -positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B - Answer️️ -polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C - Answer️️ -cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa - A...

NR601 Final accurate Questions & Answers!! You know the following statements regarding the pain of acute coronary syndrome are true except: a. May last longer than 20min b. May radiate to arms, back, neck, jaw c. Present atypically more often in men than women d. May be retrosternal or poorly localized - ANSWER C A - ANSWER You are reviewing a pt chart before the exam. You note that the pt is using topical capsaicin. You know that topical capsaicin is often used for tx of: a. Diab...

musculoskeletal Pathology Statistics - Generally self limiting - One of the most common reasons for Visits to clinician. - Diagnostically challenging (Many resemble each other) - Take time often to evolve into diagnosable disease. Musculoskeletal Differential Diagnoses Categories -Trauma - Infection - Metabolic disorders - Circulatory disorder - Tumor - Synovial conditions - Congenital or developmental problems - Degenerative Problems Internal derangement disruption of the...

Pseudogout associations - ANSWER-hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals - ANSWER-negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals - ANSWER-positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B - ANSWER-polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C - ANSWER-cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa - ANSWER-There is none. Get abdominal angiography first, then biopsy of muscle, skin, or sur...

NR511 - FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2023/2024 musculoskeletal Pathology Statistics - CORRECT ANSWER-- Generally self limiting - One of the most common reasons for Visits to clinician. - Diagnostically challenging (Many resemble each other) - Take time often to evolve into diagnosable disease. Musculoskeletal Differential Diagnoses Categories - CORRECT ANSWER--Trauma - Infection - Metabolic disorders - Circulatory disorder - Tumor - Synovial conditions - Congenital or developmental proble...

Most common type of arthritis seen in psoriatic arthritis? - Oligoarticular artheritis Characteristic finding in the fingers of psoriatic arthritis - Sausage Digits What is the early finding in allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome? - Eosinophilia What antihypertensive is a good uricouric agent? - Losartan Where does pseudogout present on board exams in elderly women? - Wrist What antibody suggest sjogrens syndrome - SSA What connective tissue disease is assoicated with CREST syndrome? - S...